I am worried about my behaviour
I have been obsessing about my blog.
The past two nights I have stayed up past 3am tweaking it, reading other people’s blogs, writing comments, Digging, Stumbling, Twittering. All verbs which to 99% of the people who know me would think I was digging holes in the dark while chirping manically to myself. They would not be too far wrong at that.
It all seems very exciting but also quite scary, as I recognise the signs of impending addiction, from my previous struggles with addiction to alcohol, tobacco and other behavioural addictions.
Who else has issues with spending time on their blog and social networking sites when there are other more important or urgent life priorities that are being neglected?
I am really struggling with this at the moment. I have a two week late website to finish for a client. This particular client is not in a special hurry and is very understanding, which is partly why I have let it slip.
I also have a university essay assignment that is now 10 days overdue and I am probably close to the point of being denied consideration for anything that I might produce and submit there. If I had put all the effort that I have invested into my blog and social networking in the past week into that assignment, it would probably be a High Distinction or Distinction level assignment.
My problem at the moment is lack of life balance due to a high level of focus, possibly obsession, with my fairly new and growing blog.
This type of behaviour is a recurring pattern for me for at least 30 of my 37 years on this planet. When I start something new I throw myself into it excessively, at the expense of other life commitments, sometimes even my significant relationships.
You are welcome to comment on this posting to suggest strategies for managing my focus, like setting up blogging schedules, rewarding myself with an hour on my blog activities after completing a major to-do task, etc.
I am going to explore some of the information over at ZenHabits.net – I already purchased the Zen To Done eBook two weeks ago now. I will start today, now, to get my life back into balance by implementing a few of the strategies provided in that book.
I will write an article based on what I discover and how I turn myself around from this asymmetrically heavy focus on blogging and restore proper balance to my life, so I can truly “Blog And Grow” as a man, grow in my relationships, growing my business, competing in yacht racing (something I love), meeting my commitments to myself and others while still exploring and developing my blog and my social networks online.
Namaste,
Bradley C Hughes
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Brad I empathise with this all too well (as you’d know
However writing a detailed comment now would be more procrastination on my part as I really should be hacking AppleScript, FileMaker and MYOB together at the moment! Perhaps this is a journey we could make together this year?