This is a follow up of my earlier post on blogging addiction.
Blogging is great and fun and all that, but one must have balance in their lives.
7 cures of blogging addicition
Step #1 - 11pm Means 11pm … Not 2am
When you say you’ll stop blogging and doing blogging-related things and hit the sack
at 11pm then make it 11pm. Don’t catch yourself blogging away at 2am in the morning.
Be firm on this. Place a curfew on yourself. And no, don’t just move the curfew to 2am.
When you say you’ll stop blogging and doing blogging-related things and hit the sack
at 11pm then make it 11pm. Don’t catch yourself blogging away at 2am in the morning.
Be firm on this. Place a curfew on yourself. And no, don’t just move the curfew to 2am.
Step #2 - No More … Good Morning, Computer
Do not turn the computer on first thing in the morning, a habit that every blogger would
surely understand. But there might be something I’m missing you tell yourself - an important
email, that post in my rss reader that might spark an idea that could get me digged or stumbled upon. Blah, blah … whatever. The world will still spin. Go and wake up properly, have a coffee and some breakfast - and then head into your “blogging” office at a nice and
leisurely pace.
Do not turn the computer on first thing in the morning, a habit that every blogger would
surely understand. But there might be something I’m missing you tell yourself - an important
email, that post in my rss reader that might spark an idea that could get me digged or stumbled upon. Blah, blah … whatever. The world will still spin. Go and wake up properly, have a coffee and some breakfast - and then head into your “blogging” office at a nice and
leisurely pace.
Step #3 - Dear Statistics… We’re Seeing Too Much of Each Other
Blogging and stat checking go hand-in-hand. So … limit the number of times you check your blog stats. Once a week is good enough. And if you miss a week, then so bloody what. Life goes on! And don’t use every stat package known to man that is out there or is
released. Pick one and stick to it.
Blogging and stat checking go hand-in-hand. So … limit the number of times you check your blog stats. Once a week is good enough. And if you miss a week, then so bloody what. Life goes on! And don’t use every stat package known to man that is out there or is
released. Pick one and stick to it.
Step #4 - Post Only Once a Day
Yep, you read that right. Try it. Sometimes less is more … unless that is, of course, if
you’re really after the quantity that AdSense demands. Okay, so lets say you post 5 posts
a day. Try only 3. It doesn’t really matter how much you currently post - just try posting
a little less. And gosh damn it, if you miss a day of posting or have nothing to say then
so what … the world won’t stop.
Yep, you read that right. Try it. Sometimes less is more … unless that is, of course, if
you’re really after the quantity that AdSense demands. Okay, so lets say you post 5 posts
a day. Try only 3. It doesn’t really matter how much you currently post - just try posting
a little less. And gosh damn it, if you miss a day of posting or have nothing to say then
so what … the world won’t stop.
Step # 5 - Destroy your RSS Feeds
Yup. Set in alight. Delete everything. And start from scratch. Only subscribe to feeds you
actually read. Don’t worry about possibly missing something - it’ll bounce around the echo
chamber and reach you soon enough. And keep trimming and pruning your feed list - be ruthless.
Yup. Set in alight. Delete everything. And start from scratch. Only subscribe to feeds you
actually read. Don’t worry about possibly missing something - it’ll bounce around the echo
chamber and reach you soon enough. And keep trimming and pruning your feed list - be ruthless.
Step #6 - Get Out of the House
Yes, there is a world out there. Go for a walk. Smell the roses. Talk to a real person face
to face. Go to your local pub/cafe/eatery - whatever you fancy. Leave your laptop/pda/crackberry behind. Make it a ritual: once a week, once a day … whatever, just knowing that you are stepping away from your blogging world will give you some peace of mind.
Yes, there is a world out there. Go for a walk. Smell the roses. Talk to a real person face
to face. Go to your local pub/cafe/eatery - whatever you fancy. Leave your laptop/pda/crackberry behind. Make it a ritual: once a week, once a day … whatever, just knowing that you are stepping away from your blogging world will give you some peace of mind.
Step #7 - Dump your Broadband
Finally, if all else fails switch back to dial-up. Dump your broadband connection and you’ll
soon get so annoyed with how slow it used to be that you’ll just want to get away from that
damn, slow, annoying computer.
Finally, if all else fails switch back to dial-up. Dump your broadband connection and you’ll
soon get so annoyed with how slow it used to be that you’ll just want to get away from that
damn, slow, annoying computer.
There you are, the 7 cures to a better life.....or is it?
Disclaimer: These pointers are not prescribed by medically trained professionals, it is only meant for those who take blogging seriously, but not take life seriously.....chill yo...
[via The Blog Cloumnist]
