Leave Breadcrumbs
You may have noticed the prolific use of links in any number of my pieces. Here a link. There a link. Everywhere a link link. [sung to the tune of Old MacDonald]
Want to guess the reason for this? No, it isn’t the cute pops of pink scattered across the page. It’s so that you can explore for yourself and draw your own conclusions. What I’ve offered is how my brain synthesizes and aggregates information, but I never want you to simply take my word for it. Poke at things for yourself!
It’s entirely plausible that you’ll draw different conclusions than I did from the same source materials. Brilliant! Vibrant conversations are born from this!
I want people to do their own examinations and to think critically about the topics at hand. This is one of the reasons that I repeat links with every mention. Why should I make you scroll back a few paragraphs when your interest is finally piqued enough to visit something I’ve referenced? Backtracking is a deterrent to you clickity-clicking.
If I’m keen on how someone’s brain works, referencing a favorite book or movie makes me want to engage with it too. Show me your inspiration! Cite the sources that lead you to this line of thinking. Let me flip through the pages with you.
image credit: Wood Line by Andy Goldsworthy (2011)
