After almost a  month of busy scheduling with family, I am finally back and ready to resume my professional endeavors (reading, writing, teaching, …). Vacation time is great, but exhausting at times as well. Being away from Internet was also great, but the glut of “important” information that I missed or have to catch up on is quite daunting. Is all of that information really “critical” or are we filling  more and more of our time with the consumption of information that does not really impact our day-to-day lives, perspectives, and beliefs? Ask yourself if all that you are now in the habit of consuming is paying off or just occupying more of your time. I need to ask myself this as well.