ON PURPOSE WITH IMPORTANT IDEAS?

On purpose, on track, on brand.

That’s the mantra of the ‘never stops working’ crowd.

A-lways. B-e. C-losing.

They never stop. And now you’re one of them.

You never stop, I never stop, and if we ever do?

First, can we agree that the ‘never stops working’ crowd is so on purpose because they tell you they are.

They want you to know they never stop, won’t stop, can’t stop.

If that sounds anything like you, congratulations, you are your own hype-man.

Being your own hype-man is a big compliment in the attention-as-currency era, a compliment from a generational blogger on boomerpdx.

That’s me as on purpose hype-man calling myself a generational blogger. Sounds big, like I’m explaining big generational things:

“If the millennial generation’s take of baby boomers is on purpose for them, then so is the boomer take on millennials.”

I’ve written about it from a celebrity’s point of view, if you consider Mike Rowe a celebrity.

The only time boomer Mike stops working is to wash off dirt with dirty water and give shit-talk opinions on millennials. In other words, he’s always working, always on purpose.

Misconceptions from older people are nothing new.

It was called a senior moment ‘and shut-up’ when I was a kid and asked ma why grandma repeated herself.

What’s it called after I attended my 50th Anniversary of North Bend High School, Class of 1973 and introduced myself to the same guy three times?

It’s not called an intentional, or on purpose, misconception. I met the same guy in a jacket, a shirt, and a hat and thought he was three guys after two drinks.

You do the math. Hey, Allen.

The On Purpose Misconceptions

The inventor of the cell phone is shocked fifty years later.

Cooper didn’t expect the cellphone would evolve from strictly a talking device to a smart phone that could take photos and videos, order food, and track daily steps, he told the Tribune.

Roughly five decades later, endless scrolling and screen addiction are now common behaviors among smartphone users.

Despite the safety risks, Cooper told the AFP he isn’t worried about the longterm dangers of unfettered cellphone usage. He believes cellphones have the power to boost productivity and improve users’ quality of life.

“The cellphone has now become an extension of the person,” he said.

Cellphones even have the potential to “conquer disease,” and “revolutionize” education and healthcare, he added.

“Each generation is going to be smarter,” he said.  “They will learn how to use the cellphone more effectively.”

A Better Purpose Now Or Later

If you have a smart phone that does smart phone stuff then you’re always working, or feeling the stress of working.

It’s a screen, you push buttons.

Just like work, except you’re not at work.

Or are you?

With the array of communication and social media platforms available there’s a certain pressure within those groups who have never known a world without a cell phone.

It’s an unstated point of pride to document the life being led and archiving the media for later viewing.

I’m more a fan of this than most. Take the time the wife and I went to France.

Two couples in the gym had been there the same year. My idea was to get together for wine and cheese and show pictures of Paris on the big screen.

It never happened, but I still think it’s a good idea. Real time lost to social media, or we weren’t the friends I thought we were.

Or, they had events on their travels they don’t want reminders of. Who hasn’t, right?

On Purpose Or Fear of Missing Out

If you have the need to document and archive your life, what is the purpose?

Are you an artist? A creator? A creative? An English major?

Maybe you write an echo-chamber vanity blog straining for a shred of relevancy to the times we all share and live in?

Sorry buddy, that job’s already filled.

But, and it’s a big but, if you decide to write and can’t stop, won’t stop, do it with purpose.

For me to stay on purpose I need to express myself by providing information that persuades you this blog is a literary work.

How’s it going so far?

Comments are welcome, just comment on purpose if you can’t keep it to yourself.

You can’t, can you?