Bloggaddiction
May 22nd, 2008Bloggaddiction
Or, Bloggaholic?
Blogging can be amazingly addictive. I’m not sure that’s really a bad thing. Rather, I’m merely making an observation. I just wish there were more hours in the day so that I could write as much as I’d like to.
At this point, I can think of a new domain name, buy it, configure the DNS with my web host, add a new MySQL database, install WordPress and customize the theme all in less than an hour. In fact, everything prior to customizing the theme can be done in about 10 minutes.
This is the part that makes it so addictive.
Every new thought, new idea, or new interest can become an entirely separate blog in virtually no time at all. I’ve got about ten different blogs at the moment, with a couple that haven’t been updated recently - but the rest are all updated regularly. This weekend, I will be adding two new ones.
I guess there could be worse things to be addicted too…
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:49 am
I agree about blogging being addictive … I have a personal blog and a “book blog” (about my book), which are really the same blog more or less. I’m always thinking of things I want to post but I don’t want tied to me personally (like things that happen at my day-job) and that aren’t related in any way to my book. I need more time, and more domain names.
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 am
Yeah, that sounds very familiar Eric. While I don’t try to remain anonymous on this blog, or 99% of my other blogs (several, in fact, are used to promote my name and expert IT knowledge - not unlike your “book blog”), I do have one or two “anonymous” blogs where my identity is completely hidden.
This specific blog is just for fun… Sort of an “anything goes”. And I don’t write anything on here that I wouldn’t say to anyone publicly - whether professionally or otherwise.
I’ve actually found that to be the best rule of thumb anyhow.