Comments on: Finding Health and Balance as a Blogger (or, Life Will Kill You, Not Blogging)

By: San Diego Movers

San Diego Movers — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:15:36 +0000

Excellent post. Sure it seems like fun (though sometimes not so much) to sit around blogging all day, especially when you do it for a living, but you always have to remember that everything needs to have a balance. It is extremely important to stay physically active even if your full-time job requires you to sit at a computer for hours on end. Our health is very important and we have to remember to make time for it.

By: Muscle Post

Muscle Post — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:42:47 +0000

It’s all about maintaining the proper balance in life, which is different for everyone. Blogging in itself does not kill you. If you sit in front of your computer for 16 hours a day, don’t exercise, don’t eat right, and become engulfed in your blog, that may kill you. But this is the same with any job.

Saying that blogging kills people is just ignorant. In fact, blogging can be a great stress reliever for people. It can also be a great way to earn a living and break free from the corporate world (which is what I’m striving for!)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:56:41 +0000

I don’t think that blogging is the only thing that kills….any job in coporate america today can kill you quickly. Companies are cutting back on employees and running lean, which means increased hours. I have fallen off the health bandwagon and cannot wait to get back on. Great post!

By: Thibaut Barrère

Thibaut Barrère — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:40:49 +0000

For me the most difficult things to overcome as a blogger were procrastination and internet addictions at the beginning. Checking traffic stats again and again can be very time-consuming!

An approach that works for me it to apply NVC:

http://evolvingworker.com/2008/2/14/4-steps-to-overcome-your-online-addictions

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By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:40:00 +0000

I think the problem comes from Internet addiction. People who use the Internet don’t want to admit that it exists, but it’s a serious problem.

The people who are “dying from blogging” may be Internet addicts who can’t turn off the computer even after they know it’s time to turn the computer off.

One of the people in the article comlained about severe sleeping disorders. Sleeping at the office. That sounds like a sickness, not a choice.

15+ hours a day online without ever taking a day off?

Internet addiction exists.

By: subdivisionman

subdivisionman — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:23:44 +0000

Israel, great post and perspective. The NY Times article could have been about anything that requires people to spend their time doing sedentary tasks… Best of luck to you in your goals and know that your blog is inspirational to a lot of guys that would otherwise not admit they appreciate it.

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By: Not Steve

Not Steve — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:35:08 +0000

@steve: um,

Flappity, floppity, flip
The mouse on the Möbius strip;
The strip revolved,
The mouse dissolved
In a chronodimensional skip.

Fiat 4-deluxe

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:52:22 +0000

Sometimes it’s hard to balance exercise and blogging into my schedule every day. I’ve just made both a priority, and I know I’m happiest when I do these things every day.