
Messaging, to one extent or another – or to better understand those who seem to have the same trouble with it that I do. And I want to offer suggestions from my personal experience that may help others to make peace with instant So I wanted to explore what’s underneath this, partly for my own benefit, but also as a courtesy to others out there who may find themselves in a similar situation and would like to commiserate, share their experiences, or simply know they are not alone.

In addition, my dislike for IM has caused – well, continues to cause – practical communication difficulties. For me not to be excited about a common modern mode of communication seems contradictory in some way.

This notion has been difficult for me to come to grips with, because I’m a self-professed computer geek since way back when, someone who lives and breathes technology. Specifically, I’d like to advance the thesis that – for some people at least – an aversion to instant messaging is a natural consequence of one’s temperament, and that this is neither good nor bad in and of itself, though it does of course have consequences. Inclined to think that my personality type is fundamentally ill-suited to instant messaging. Having experimented with a variety of approaches to instant messaging (as well as its close relative Twitter) and having done a considerable amount of introspection, I’m For months, I’ve been thinking about why this is – both the technological and psychological aspects – along with whether it somehow exposes a fundamental character flaw, and whether it’s something I should attempt to change. In fact, let me be completely honest and say I thoroughly dislike instant messaging (IM) except in a few specific situations.
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