I’ve been gone from blogging for the past couple of weeks (and from most of social media as well, except from Facebook) because I’ve been busy organizing “stuff” here in Amsterdam. I had to give a few talks, attended a number of debates and presentations, had to put together some material for local engagements, etc. All of this basically means, the more I am engaged on a local level, the less I can focus on what I blog. Which is a double edge sword because it is through blogging that I explore the very same topics that make the core of my politics.
I sincerely do not know how to deal with the multiple goals and projects I am currently involved in. I suppose my need for free quiet time for reflection is also part of the problem; the more I need to interact with the outside world for long stretches of time, the less I can devote myself purely to do the kind of writing and research I love doing. Alas, I am not complaining, just dealing with the anxiety of trying to find a balance.
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