tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post5174097970308276494..comments2024-03-29T08:11:17.619+11:00Comments on GeniAus: In Defence of Rabbit Holes and BSOsGeniAushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-57777961627085679622021-10-16T19:28:31.957+11:002021-10-16T19:28:31.957+11:00Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm so plea...Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm so pleased that I was able to initiate some conversation on this topic.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-67514956939655731112021-10-12T09:39:09.528+11:002021-10-12T09:39:09.528+11:00I keep a BSO list. Item goes on the list when I am...I keep a BSO list. Item goes on the list when I am focused on a specific goal and the BSO doesn't really help meet that goal. When I get frustrated with brick wall, then I pull out my BSO list and work on one of those. Several times, I found information that addressed one of my BSO questions when I wasn't looking for it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965981886617785340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-22044330345758435342021-10-12T07:40:41.022+11:002021-10-12T07:40:41.022+11:00Absolutely agree with you! Some of my most fun gen...Absolutely agree with you! Some of my most fun genealogy experiences (and biggest breakthroughs) have come from following BSOs down rabbit holes. Glad to see you and so many others feel the same way. Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-26528016948860348452021-10-08T09:52:45.529+11:002021-10-08T09:52:45.529+11:00CONGRATULATIONS! Your blog has been included in
IN...CONGRATULATIONS! Your blog has been included in<br />INTERESTING BLOGS in FRIDAY FOSSICKING at <br /><br />https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2021/10/friday-fossicking-8th-oct-2021.html<br />Thank you, ChrisCrissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-26262039125108785962021-10-06T02:01:47.951+11:002021-10-06T02:01:47.951+11:00I too argue that BSOs and rabbit holes have their ...I too argue that BSOs and rabbit holes have their place in our work, especially as I've made many discoveries that way. Research plans are good too. There's no "one way" to do find our ancestors - all methods have merit. Thanks for the validation!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-56674689622391429792021-10-05T21:23:59.052+11:002021-10-05T21:23:59.052+11:00I love BSO’s. Of course I do! But I also research ...I love BSO’s. Of course I do! But I also research strictly at times according to my goals. In the context of the entire discussion Q4 did bring up comments on how we love BSOs along with the necessity for focus at times. In my opinion there’s a time and place for both. Jennifer Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242401238970209578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-32323917386309582772021-10-05T19:31:25.649+11:002021-10-05T19:31:25.649+11:00I think we’re all agreed that BSOs can be fun and ...I think we’re all agreed that BSOs can be fun and productive. <br />The question, in context of an overall discussion on “Research Goals” however, was directed at whether or not they contribute to a specific research goal we’ve set for ourselves. Stephen Covey calls this “putting first things first” so if I’m focused on a Scottish goal, chasing an Irish BSO is unlikely to help that. <br />The second part of Q4 was whether we set learning objectives as part of our goals. In my opinion, learning a new program or attending classes are skills/knowledge acquisition…what Covey calls “sharpening the saw”. <br />For those who’d like to read more about the night’s discussion on #ANZAncestryTime, you can read the summary here. <br />https://sharnsgenealogyhints.blogspot.com/2021/09/anzancestrytime-twitter-chat-research.html?m=1Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-47387328414260155552021-10-05T18:57:09.978+11:002021-10-05T18:57:09.978+11:00With the topic being about setting goals the last ...With the topic being about setting goals the last question was to bring out people’s views about research that is not always goal driven. While Q4 asked about how to avoid BSO and implying people should stick to working on goals most stated they liked BSOs. Just what I expected when I added this question to get people thinking about the other side of the coin - not having goals and what we love about BSOs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-36661781247171592822021-10-05T16:49:38.373+11:002021-10-05T16:49:38.373+11:00Jackie and Randy- pleased I'm not alone. I thi...Jackie and Randy- pleased I'm not alone. I think it sounds like RootsMagic was rather dull, Randy. <br />GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-4845768959408978142021-10-05T15:37:54.102+11:002021-10-05T15:37:54.102+11:00I too love rabbit holes and BSOs because they prov...I too love rabbit holes and BSOs because they provide fun and change. They also provide blog fodder. Or a bad example that we can learn from.<br /><br />I'm not sure that installing and trying to get RootsMagic 8 to run right was a BSO. It was the opposite - drudgery, and still isn't fixed so that I can do everything I was doing in RM7. But now RM7 doesn't work with Ancestry! Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-20500391314222339982021-10-05T14:02:03.894+11:002021-10-05T14:02:03.894+11:00I love BSOs and rabbit holes and am found frequent...I love BSOs and rabbit holes and am found frequently chasing or delving into one. I'm taking advantage of all the online workshops etc on offer, I'm making notes so I can revisit at a time when they are no longer so freely available. Keep up the burrowing!Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.com