972nd Friday Blog Roundup

Every few months, I go through a reading lull. I have books I want to read at the ready — both purchased or queued up at the library — but nothing will feel quite right. I can’t point to something I want to read more than what I have on hand. I just don’t feel satisfied with my options.

I sometimes get this way with meals — nothing appealing to eat — or plans — nothing feels like a good enough plan for a special day, but a reading lull feels ridiculous because I own so many books. And I keep a very detailed TBR and put dozens of books on hold at the library at the same time. How can nothing sound appealing?

I went through a little lull like that at the end of the year until I decided to dive into the S.J. Bennett books and read the first three back-to-back. And I recently went on a book-buying spree to ensure I have stuff to dangle in front of myself when I go through the next lull. No profound solution: I’m just commenting on it in case you go through the same thing.

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Stop procrastinating. Go make your backups. Don’t have regrets.

Seriously. Stop what you’re doing for a moment. It will take you fifteen minutes, tops. But you will have peace of mind for days and days. It’s the gift to yourself that keeps on giving.

As always, add any new thoughts to the Friday Backup post and peruse new comments to find out about methods, plug-ins, and devices that help you quickly back up your data and accounts.

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And now the blogs…

But first, second, helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week. To read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

• None… sniff.

Okay, now my choices this week.

Scientist on the Roof has a fun time-capsule-of-a-post jotting down how they spend their time, day-to-day. It’s true; I often look back at old blog posts and think, “Huh, I totally forgot about this.” And then you’re reminded of a snippet of daily life. So I love this idea of planting it for your future self to read. She explains: “I hope I keep up with the writing through the years. So that in another 10 years, I can look look back at 2024, and be reminded of the things that were important to me then (now), of the struggles, of the every-day things that tend to get lost.”

Lastly, No Kidding in NZ has a post about perspective. I love this point: “Perspective grounds me. It gives me balance. It helps me understand and appreciate my life. It also gives me more confidence in my own views, knowing that I have tried to consider the positions of all involved.” It isn’t easy to see the world exactly through another person’s eyes, even when they tell you everything they’re seeing. But it’s a good reminder that our perspective is just that: our perspective. And being mindful that other perspectives exist can only make communication better.

The roundup to the Roundup: Reading lulls. Your weekly backup nudge. And lots of great posts to read. So what did you find this week? Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between January 26 – February 2) and not the blog’s main URL. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week. Read the original open thread post here.