At least we say that we’re not. Not very much, anyway…
A few weeks ago I asked WritingThoughts readers whether or not they found blogging to be stressful.
The poll is closed now. Seventeen readers took part. Here are the results:
- 41% of you answered that blogging was slightly stressful.
- 36% of you answered that blogging is either not at all stressful, or is a stress reliever.
- 18% of you answered that blogging is moderately stressful.
- 6% (or one of you) find blogging to be so stressful that it “affects my physical and/or mental well-being.”
By the way, I didn’t take the survey. I feel it’s only fair to share my answer now. I would have answered that I find blogging to be slightly stressful. That’s because spending too much time blogging (and there’s always a temptation to spend too much time blogging) takes time away from my other responsibilities.
Watching the results come in for the survey was interesting. It was as though we are afraid to admit that something we love so much, blogging, might cause us a little stress.
The first votes that came in were almost unanimously against blogging as a cause of stress. As time went by, however, I watched the votes creep up the chart. First someone admitted that blogging might be slightly stressful, and a few other voters followed. Then someone else admitted that blogging might be moderately stressful for them, and a few others followed.
Feel free to leave your own comments about stress.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Amber // Feb 9, 2008 at
Yes, I’d say it’s slightly stressful. My entire income now comes from blogging, as opposed o other types of freelance writing, and I have a bit of an “all eggs, one basket” kind of feeling about it. And I find it very hard not to obsessively check my stats all the time, and then worry about them!
2 Laura // Feb 11, 2008 at
Hi Amber!
I hope that you are doing okay with managing your stress. Thanks for your honesty.
P.S. I think that I check my stats too often also.