Comments on: Why Are You Reading This?

By: Leif G.S. Notae

Leif G.S. Notae — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:02:52 +0000

Timer is such a great idea, having a log on how many times you hit your goal is a great for feedback. I can get a lot of writing done in twenty-five minutes, take a timed five minute break and then hop back on it.

But then there is nothing wrong with being distracted or learning more. Remember, you don’t HAVE to labor over something, you have to be at ease with it and let it flow like water. Distractions are ok, just don’t let them dam your creative river. The same applies to rigidity.

By: Eileen Astels Watson

Eileen Astels Watson — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:50:23 +0000

I have a friend who spends 15 min / day on twitter and facebook, more on blogging. I aspire to be so disciplined.

By: Susan B

Susan B — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:04:55 +0000

Okay, I admit it. I do spend too much time looking at e-mail and Facebook. I like the idea of setting a timer on it, so I’m going to try that. I hadn’t planned on doing much writing over the summer, since my kids are out of school, and I was hoping to spend quite a bit of time decluttering. That hasn’t happened yet, since we got a new puppy who is taking up quite a bit of my time (housebreaking, cleaning up after, etc.). But my son is going to “day camp” (for lack of a better description) for the next three weeks, so I’m hoping my daughter and I will work together (or tag-team) on the dog and decluttering. I do have some writing to do that has deadlines, so I’ll get that done somehow this month. Otherwise, my plan is to get back to it when school resumes.

Yeah, it was a good article. I’m guilted.

By: Barbara Ann Wright

Barbara Ann Wright — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:55:28 +0000

I’m getting back to writing soon and trying to limit my blogging/tweeting/facebook time down to an hour.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:23:16 +0000

One of my writing friends told me she sets a timer on her social media/networking. There’s a brain child eh?

This is one reason I blog only once a week. Heck, if I didn’t have kids, or a house to maintain, or a hundred other demanding projects I could spend all day at the keyboard. But this is reality. Time is the greatest resource in the world, and the most limited. Have to use it wisely eh?

By: christine fonseca

christine fonseca — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:02:14 +0000

Man, I so get this. In fact, I was having this convo with myself recently. It is so important to remember that in order to be a writer – we need to write. And live. blogging and social networking has to come third to that…it really does. IMHO