Don’t let blogging turn you into a zombie

It’s not uncommon for bloggers to spend a huge amount of time in front of the computer. Blogging can be really time consuming. Between writing posts, searching for images to include in your posts, managing email, networking, marketing, creating your own information products to sell, tweaking your blog’s theme, creating a newsletter, etc., you can easily let an entire day slip by without noticing.

Because of this, it’s important to make sure you break up that time with bursts of activity every now and then which will:

1. Ease the monotony of work and keep you from turning into a zombie
2. Clear your head so you can come back with a fresh look on things
3. Keep your circulation flowing, calories burning, and muscles working

That’s just naming a few reasons. I also find that I’m more productive this way, both online and in the house. My kids happily take up most of my time (which is why I always wanted to work from home) so I usually don’t have a problem finding reasons to get away from the computer.

But when one is napping and the other is busy drawing me Harry Potter pictures – which can literally take hours – I have to remind myself to get up at frequent intervals. If I don’t, my back and legs get sore and my productivity goes way down.

I like to break up long stretches of work by doing a load of laundry, cleaning up the kitchen, taking out the garbage, etc. Sounds fun, I know.

I don’t let myself watch TV or do any other leisure activities until my “To Do” list is finished, plus I find that most of those activities are just sucking my energy dry and will leave me not wanting to return to my work.

So if you’re the type to sit until it’s all done, then get up while hearing the groan and creaking of your bones, blinking and looking around like you’re in an unfamiliar place, it might be time to add some interval training.

Get off your butt at least once an hour and do something! You may very well see an improvement in both your health, and your work.

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