Boycott Blogs for a day!
Today I read an article from the New York Times about how blogging is causing a lot of stress and may have even lead to the deaths of bloggers Russell Shaw and Marc Orchant.
So what about blogging is stressful and can lead to sleep deprivation, weight gain/loss and even heart attacks? The root cause is creating new content in real time to match their readers’ needs.
The problem from the reader perspective is we sometimes feel it is necessary to know everything that is happening pertaining to our industry in real time. For example in my case I am involved in the internet startup scene so I read Techcrunch and Gigaom multiple times per day and I receive notifications come in as new posts are made.
But not anymore!
I realized after reading the New York Times article that I do not need to be hooked into those or any blogs 24/7 because I am only fueling the fire. Knowing that Facebook is now valued at $15 billion or the Wireless Spectrum was purchased by Verzion really does not affect me. If anything it just throws me off focus!
If you think my points above make sense try boycotting your favorite blogs for a day and see if you become more productive and are able to live without them.
April 10th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Death because of blogging? Horrible…
Another tip would be to outsource certain tasks. Let other people be “up to speed” while you post what other write, or while you let other people do what takes you hours or is just a tedium.
~Marcus
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May 5th, 2008 at 5:42 am
I can actually see where this could be true… Blogging was very addicting for me when I first got started. Then it became harder and harder to keep up with all the different projects I had going… I do believe it may have even played a part in my getting sick a few weeks ago. Watching the kids during the day and then working online at night can really wear on a person. Speaking of not getting enough rest… It’s 2:30am again and I think I’m going to actually call it a night! Good luck with your quest for a million! I’m working on some goals of my own right now as well! =)
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