Comments on: thank you from cumbria

By: peter

peter — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:26:30 +0000

congrats on the guardian feature Hugh!
FWIW — guardian.com just passed nytimes.com as biggest newspaper site in the world. And Hugh is on the front page!!!

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:58:05 +0000

it seems the answer to what comes after “cluetrain” is “flametrain” as in flaming out…buring out and spinning out of control…
time for some sleep my friend. i’m with Jill, I too dare you to unplug for a week.

By: jill

jill — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:59:21 +0000

Heavens, you ARE knackered aren’t you? Just because the internet is full of instant gratification, doesn’t mean it can’t wait. Switch off everything with a plug for a week, I dare ya.
Have a relaxing break. We will wait for you; you don’t need to hurry.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:56:51 +0000

Hugh,
Just a note to send my good wishes.
Take care.

By: Avi Solomon

Avi Solomon — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:38:16 +0000

Dear Hugh,
The following essay by Mark Helprin never fails to give me perspective on this harried life in the digital soup:
The Acceleration of Tranquility
by Mark Helprin
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~clingerm/helprin.html

By: Leonie

Leonie — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:47:04 +0000

It is so good to see you are finally stepping back and taking a break.
Web2.0 lifestyles require new Web 2.0 rules for living which include the acceptance of and necessary ongoing, regular sabbaticals and absences from the intensity of it all.
Taking time out and re-assessing, re-grouping and re-newing is a sensible and necessary tool for many of us in this crazy world of unceasing, multiple level, multiple depth interactions.
Think back even 100 years where our personal and community interactions were limited to personal conversation with the 100 or so people within our own village or immediate location, and letter writing.
Biological evolution has not evolved as fast as our lifestyles have… so its so important to develop tools to effectively deal with the intensity of the life we have created.
Hibernation is one of them…and a very valid one at that!
The trick is to plan for your hibernation before the burn out hits …its what having a holiday is all about.
Good luck with it all… enjoy… have fun and …breathe.
Many of us have been there too.

By: Mike P

Mike P — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:35:19 +0000

Nice to see and hear you speak here.
Funny, I always figured you’d have a British accent.
Take care, Hugh, and be good to yourself.

By: cara

cara — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:05:49 +0000

Dear Santa,
could you please make Hugh’s video message work and get the guy back on his feet again?
Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

By: Laetitia Martin

Laetitia Martin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:07:31 +0000

Hi Hugh,
You don’t know me but oddly enough, I’ve became pretty attached to you in reading your blog very regularly from some time now.
Your last video came as a shock for your seems so exhausted and weary in it.
PLEASE, hang on and take care of yourself!
Best feelings from France.
Laetitia.

By: Dennis Freire

Dennis Freire — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:03:15 +0000

Jackie D., Amen. After a 14-year tenure, I quit a corporate job due to the travel demands. Even with the convenience of company aircraft, the incessant travel on someone else’s errand ground me down. Not the company’s fault. I love that company, those people. It was me. I lost the physical and emotional constitution for it… pro’ly because I my vision fogged and my purpose thinned.

By: Jas Dhaliwal

Jas Dhaliwal — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:22:15 +0000

Hugh,
You’ve had another incredible year and have delivered fantastic insights that have inspired people like me to go out and spread the message.
Whether it be discussions around social objects, blue monster or Stormhoek. I was grateful to have the chance to say a heartfelt thanks in person at last Friday’s Geek Dinner. Your insights helped me to understand not only Web 2.0 scene better — The Gaping Void, being a kind of the “unofficial guide” to Web 2.0. But also you helped me get a grade A on my Web Pitch thesis, on how small businesses are using Web 2.0 technologies as marketing tools.
Dude, thanks again. Have a wonderful Christmas and and enjoy your hibernation time. You Rock.
I hope to catchup again with you in 2008
Jas

By: Cara

Cara — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:16:01 +0000

Oh f…!
The video doesn’t work on my computer and I would have loved to see and hear(!) you Hugh, in whatever condition you may be right now.
“you Hugh” , btw, sounds like “juhuu” in German, which means something like a friendly/smiling hello to someone you are happy to meet.
Everybody else here is right in his/her comment.
Take a break, big boy, avoid the stage for a while, listen to the music and let someone
caress you .
Some wine may be helpful too, yes *g.
Cara sends love (and pretends to be patient)

By: Scott-O-Rama

Scott-O-Rama — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:55:27 +0000

Thank you.
(If you don’t understand why I’m thanking you, perhaps you will someday.)

By: David Armano

David Armano — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:26:45 +0000

1. SLOW DOWN
2. Listen to you body
3. Ask yourself why you are doing this
Then come back with a plan to put yourself in a spot where you won’t be so burnt out. It’s amazing you made it through the year. Hang in there and do something different in 2008.

By: Jackie Danicki

Jackie Danicki — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:47:11 +0000

Hugh, you’ve made me stop and think hard about my own travels and what it takes out of me. I think I averaged one transatlantic flight per month in 2007, plus several domestic trips, plus moving from the UK to the US and…Well, you are right. There’s a price that must be paid for that.
I’m going to stay home more in 2008. Can’t wait. Glad to see you’re taking care of yourself. It’s pretty inspiring, for lack of a better word.