I'm seriously thinking of pulling back from my stroke blog for a while. It has completely consumed my life for the past 5 years and I'm not seeing much effect yet. Everything is pretty much laid out on how to fix the stroke medical system. Every single stroke hospital in the world should be doing the exact same thing I'm doing, analyzing stroke research and seeing where it applies in the stroke protocols or setting up research to answer the question of how to get translational effects out of the research. I'm superfluous There is no real intellectual challenge anymore in this. It is a management challenge and I've already proven in an earlier career that I hit the Peter Principle really hard when I was promoted to manager. Part of this is because I'm tired and I want to recover a couple hours for myself each night, maybe I'll finally catch up on sleep.
I will still post but probably put them up in a draft status until the weekend when I can blast them all out.
There is still lots to do:
1. I have 20-30 ebooks to write yet on stroke
2. I have to create content for the various URLs I own.
AFTERYOURSTROKE.COM
AFTERYOURSTROKE.INFO
AFTERYOURSTROKE.NET
AFTERYOURSTROKE.ORG
DEANREINKE.COM
DEANREINKE.INFO
DEANREINKE.NET
DEANREINKE.ORG
DEANSSTROKEMUSINGS.COM
STROKERESEARCHINSTITUTE.COM
STROKERESEARCHINSTITUTE.INFO
STROKERESEARCHINSTITUTE.NET
STROKERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG
STROKESURVIVORINSTITUTE.COM
STROKETRIBEBLOGS.COM
3. I have to start up a stroke research foundation.
4. I have to recover enough to start running again.
5. I have to start a stroke blog farm.
Part of this is because I want to start another blog:
Deans' Michigan musings - Michigan is in a world of hurt from all the disastrous policies that have been implemented. And I happen to think that if I apply myself I could solve these problems. Hopefully leading to another career in public policy.
http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2015/06/quitter/?
Sounds like you have a lot to do and a full life waiting. I hope you accomplish everything you want to. I often think back on the stroke tribe days of posting on Amy's blog. That was some really funny stuff there. Thanks for all the work you've put in to promote system change in stroke rehab. I know as you move on you must have conflicting emotions, but remember: sometimes a chicken has to die.
ReplyDeleteDitto what Jim said, plus this: you're the first stroke survivor I "met" online, and you're the only one I've encountered so far who had a stroke like mine was: caused by rowing too hard, which dissected my carotid artery. And how will I keep up with all current research (none) without your blog to read? I'm far too lazy and ignorant to do it myself. One last comment: get started on your F'ing books - I've been waiting a very long time.
ReplyDeleteThe blog will keep going, it's just that I won't be updating on a daily basis anymore. I already have 14 posts queued for the weekend, except for the fact I'll be in Duluth MN on vacation prior to heading to the Winnipeg Folk Festival. I've been burning the candle at both ends and something had to give. Books, whenever I feel like it.
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