What I am doing:
I am trying to post almost everyday for the next few weeks.
Why I’m doing this: What retirement or semi-retirement has taught
me: The less I have to do, the less I do.
And the harder it is do it.
- BY PRESSURING myself, I may force myself to find new – read shorter --ways to post. Maybe even more creative ways.
- DEADLINES work for me. If I know I have to post, I will just post – whether it is drivel or not. That’s what I liked about writing for newspapers. What you wrote today was forgotten tomorrow.
- ANOTHER THING I liked: If I was working on a longer piece, I would wake up in the middle of the night with a perfect phrase – just the right words for the piece. I would get out of bed and write it down. My sleeping mind was working on problems. It rarely works that way these days, but just last week after writing a post, I had one those perfect phrases come to me in the middle of the night. I didn’t get up. I went back to sleep – and by morning it was gone. But I liked thinking about my brain firing up in the mid-sleep as it rarely does anymore.
- · I DIDN'T blog for almost a year and I want to either recommit or quit or find the right balance. I get overwhelmed with my own expectations.
- · I AM CONSIDERING redesigning and I don’t want to bother if I am going to be too lazy to create content for it.
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Goldilocks: I already know how little is
too little, need to explore how much is too much. Maybe I can find what’s just
right: 2X or 3X probably.
Well, here's hoping that you find the right balance. I've been enjoying your blogging over the last few weeks especially, not that I haven't enjoyed it other times too, but you're on a roll. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteBryan. You are the inspiration for this. When Lent came along and you suggested adding things instead of subtracting, I thought what could I add. I had been mulling blogging problems -- but that was the push. So the real try is for 40 days (no Sundays-- or I don't have to write on Sundays).
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started out blogging, I tried to post something every day, but that got to be too much, even though I write about things other than books. My goal now is three times a week, which seems to be a workable schedule for me. I hope you find the balance that works for you. I’m enjoying your posts and your book recommendations immensely!
ReplyDeleteI think 3 times is probably right. I'm also looking for quick and easy ways to post. Lists, quotes with commentary.
Delete"I get overwhelmed by my own expectations" .... that summarizes my life.
ReplyDeleteI am discovering that finding the balance is more difficult than it sounds.
And every time I find it, I lose it again.
DeleteI don't care what frequency you choose, as long as you don't quit! I love your posts. I've learned that I do best to take things in spurts. Be patient and indulgent with yourself.
ReplyDeleteI don't care what frequency you choose, as long as you don't quit! I love your posts. I've learned that I do best to take things in spurts. Be patient and indulgent with yourself.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy. I think I am the same way. I keep circling back to the same things, but consistency is not my forte.
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