#Introvert Blog Choices for the Week

Sometimes I think I likely missed something important in the way of blog information posted during a week. Other times, I just know, the blogs I meant were just right for me at the time. Still other times, then along comes a blog recommended by a friend and wouldn’t you know it, I have to read – just one more blog post!

These are some of my favorite readings this week. Take what you like and ignore what you don’t.

#Introvert Blog Choices for the Week

Technology replacing personal interactions at what cost?

“The year we stopped talking to one another.”

That’s what USA Today dubs 2010, in light of the unprecedented use of technology.

We are awash in technology. It’s estimated that 93% of Americans now use cell phones or wireless devices. And one-third of those people are using so-called smartphones, which means the users can browse the Web and check e-mail on their phones.

According to an industry trade group, from June 2009 to June 2010, cell phone subscribers sent 1.8 trillion text messages. That was up 33% from the year before.

In other words, most of us spend our days walking around with our noses buried in our cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPhones, etc.

And while we’re doing that, we’re tuning out the people who are actually in the same room as us. We seem to have long ago crossed the line as to where doing this stuff is appropriate – people take calls while they’re out to dinner, text or check e-mail while on a date, you name it. Keep reading here:

The 2016 Election Could Be a Popularity Contest Between Two Introverts

In January, Jeb Bush told a crowd of auto dealers in San Francisco that one thing most people don’t know about him is that he’s an introvert. “Introverts, actually, they’re grinders,” he said. “They identify a problem, by and large, and then they overcome it.”

Adam C. Smith, the politics editor at the Tampa Bay Times, said in an interview that Floridians used different words to describe Bush’s temperament. “I think arrogant is a word a lot of people in Florida have used for Jeb,” Smith said. “Aloof, arrogant, my-way-or-the-highway was often how Jeb was perceived, even by people that admired him.”

Recently, presidential politics has been dominated by introverts, aka people sometimes described generously as thoughtful, passionate, and measured, but more often equated with being arrogant, aloof, reserved, secretive, and even misanthropic.

Dozens of stories have been written about President Obama, the loner president who’d rather spend a Saturday night at home with his family than schmoozing politicians and donors at a fancy party. Mitt Romney was known for being both robotic and incredibly awkward when he attempted small talk. And Hillary Clinton is often called “the most famous person nobody knows,” especially by her allies, but also private and overly secretive. Keep reading here:

19 quick tips for crafting headline copy that gets results

Headlines are the one copy element almost every ad, email, brochure, blog post, whitepaper, landing page, self-mailer, postcard and Web page have in common. An irresistible headline is the lure that hooks your reader.

According to advertising great David Ogilvy , “On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy.”

This means writing effective headlines is extremely important for

copywriters and content developers, as well as their creative directors and approving managers. It’s not a cut-and-paste job!

So, how can you craft headlines that hook more readers? Try these 19 quick tips. Keep reading here:

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5 Things Blogging Taught Me About the Bible

Writing has taught me a lot about sentence structure and grammar, but more importantly, it has shown me how to make connections, to practice vulnerability and to pay attention to our world. Specifically, it’s given me a deeper appreciation for other written content; words I used to simply consume without much consideration for how they were prepared.

As a faith writer, the Bible as a piece of written work is of particular interest to me; this sacred text which has offered life-saving words as well as been the source of much division and strife. It may be presumptuous to compare my blogging to the Holy Word of God, but despite being canonized as divine special revelation, the Scripture was also drafted by human writers.

Crafting my own words has helped me ponder the process in which the Biblical writings have come to be in the following five ways. I hope it provides an alternative viewpoint through which we can study and appreciate the Bible. Keep reading here:

What blog did you read this week that you just want to share?

Likely you’ll only be able to leave the name and maybe the website without the https://www.