Jotting Number 77, by Joe Podolsky:
From: joe_podolsky@hp.com
Date: Fall, 1997 (?)
Subject: Time to Take a Break
It's been three years since I started distributing Jottings. I'm feeling that it's time to take a break.
I've very much enjoyed writing the Jottings. I read a lot, and it somehow gives more meaning to that reading to share some of the ideas with all of you. The discipline of writing helps me think more clearly, too.
I've particularly enjoyed the community that has grown up around the Jottings. The first distribution list contained just a few close colleagues; the Jottings now reach over 600 people inside Hewlett-Packard and another 2000 via the Learning Organization listserv. Plus, depending on the topic, people seem to forward them to their friends.
Most of all, I've enjoyed hearing from people from all over the world, and I've been particularly grateful to those of you who have written comments. The conversation has been enriching. I've learned a lot, and I hope you have too.
But I'm feeling stale. So it's time to move on to something else. I don't know what it will be. I still read; I'll still write; I'll still have conversations. And I hope that all that will somehow include many of you.
Thank you all for the great gifts of your reading and listening.
Warmest regards,
Joe