“I’m sorry, the Internet is full.”

When I woke up this morning and checked my RSS feed, I tried to imagine what it would be like to find this message on my screen:

I’m sorry, but the Internet is currently full. Please delete content to make room.

It was funny to me for about a second, and then I just carried on living my life.

On my way into the office, the thought popped back into my head. What if, when I arrived at work, I saw a message taped to the front door saying:

I’m sorry, but your business is currently full. Please delete something to make room.

What would I eliminate? What would I let go of to allow myself an opportunity to experience something new?

I never really considered it before this morning, but I’m something of a pack rat. Nothing major or debilitating, but I tend to hang on to objects without much regard to whether I’ll ever interact with them again. I don’t think I’m that way about notions, ideas, processes, etc. in my business, but I can’t say for sure. But if I try to answer the question of whether my business is full, will I see things I’ve ignored, things that can probably be discarded?  How do I make room for new experiences?

Here’s an example:

What is a book and how do you use it?

I have firmly held beliefs, thoughts, notions, ideas, processes, etc. about the answers. But in the age of mobile touch platforms, HTML 5, and transmedia, I have to discard many of them because they are rooted in print. I have to make room for a new type of experience. Otherwise, we might sink.

So here’s your thought of the day. Go ask yourself what changes you might make when confronted with the message,

I’m sorry, but that’s full. You will need to delete.

See what you come up with.

[Image (CC) by crystaljingsr]

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