Comments on: TSS: Thoughts on Not Blogging

By: Kailana

Kailana — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:37:20 +0000

I hardly ever blog any more. I miss it, but I have a really hard time getting into the groove. Sometimes when I take a blogging break it leads to good things for me, but sometimes I can’t seem to read either. I am glad it is leading to good things for you.

By: Bookgazing

Bookgazing — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 23:59:02 +0000

I eagerly await this return you speak of

I’m taking a blogging break right now kind of. I think sometimes its nice to step back and have time to do other things and also catch up on what other people have been doing on the net. The weird internal pressures we create about blogging can drag us away from so many other things that we enjoy. At the same time I have dual feelings about those pressures – they get me down so often but at the same time it’s kind of nice to have something prodding me to get back to writing. With a computer heavy job I can easily imagine sliding into never writing anything for pleasure without people or my own brain occasionally saying ‘So blogging – when are you getting back to that?’. And that would suck because I love writing and I like keeping my writing muscles oiled. Sometimes we need pressures in our personal lives to remind us that the job doesn’t have to consume everything else.

By: Tif

Tif — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:58:35 +0000

This was interesting to read! I have taken a few blogging breaks along the way, usually around moving and traveling, and so I really have not seen less stress … because it is replaced with other stress probably! I have quit putting so much pressure on myself to post and have started spending less time online in general on the weekends. This has really helped!

By: Beth F

Beth F — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:43:07 +0000

Since I decided to write shorter reviews and realized that nothing bad happens when I skip a day, I’ve been much happier. I don’t know why we pressure ourselves so much.

By: cbjames

cbjames — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:48:31 +0000

I had much the same response you did when I switched to part time blogging. It really freed me to read anything I wanted to. I also started reading less, moving on to other activities. I don’t regret it.

By: bermudaonion (Kathy)

bermudaonion (Kathy) — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:32:13 +0000

I’ve started taking Saturday and Sunday off and it has really help lift the burden of blogging. Before, I was scrambling for content and now I have plenty. Finding the time to write is still an issue at times but I feel much better about blogging since I’ve taken a more relaxed approach.

By: Ana @ things mean a lot

Ana @ things mean a lot — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:01:08 +0000

I’ve been giving blogging breaks some serious thought lately; thinking about maybe even taking the whole of 2014 off blogging in a desperate attempt to avoid constant anxiety and burnout – but part of me worries that staying away for a long period would make it even harder to come back. I don’t know; I think the trick is to somehow manage to ease the pressure to update constantly and to produce new content and to stay on top of things and be relevant that internet culture is so good at inducing without necessarily having to go on an official hiatus. There’s no blogging bylaw saying we’re not allowed to do things on our own terms – now we just need to convince our brains of that. This year I’ve been blogging far more sporadically than in any previous year, and the Internet police hasn’t shown up at my door so far

Anyway, it’s really good to see you posting. I hope you had a great trip and fingers crossed that you still feel positive about blogging in a week’s time.