I Think I Broke A Rule Last Year

Probably because it’s January, I’m thinking about goals again. I had a good one a few years ago that I added and maintainted for a while. I could have sworn I wrote a post about it, but I can’t find it. But the goal was more raves, fewer rants.

I was reminiscing about that this morning and I think I’ve done a decent job of keeping up with that goal. But I remembered that in early 2023 I broke that rule (slightly) and it was weighing on me a little.

I wrote a less-than-stellar review of a restaurant on Yelp about a year ago. I went back and re-read the review and -fortunately- it’s fair, but it’s not great. But I think it’s weighing on me a little because in the post-pandemic times we’re in it’s not cool to write negative reviews of restaurants. I could have just skipped a negative review altogether.

Yes, Yelp is problematic for many reasons (look up their lawsuits and allegations of review-gaming) – but positive reviews there (and more often on Google – via Maps / Zagat) are still helpful. Yes I feel a little guilty obviously but the point is I’ll try to get back of the goal to only rave.