Last night I posted my 150th consecutive daily blog, something I am very proud of. If you’ve been reading my posts, you know that they are loaded with content related to nutrition and health. When I set out to post something content-rich every day for one year, I didn’t think through the fact that each content-rich post would be its own separate report.
In essence, I have been writing a new report every day, and I do all my own writing and researching. That means that every day, including weekends and holidays, I come up with a topic, check facts, dig up original reports, scientific articles, and other references, compile nutritional data (when relevant), run calculations to put those numbers into context, then write it up to post.
I typically spend anywhere from 2-8 hours every day writing these posts. And I love writing them! However, it comes with a price. Balance. Or, should I say, lack of balance. This pace that I set for myself has affected my sleep, my personal life, and my business. The pace has brought about self-imposed stress and has me out of alignment with some of the healthful principles I write about.
In order to bring myself back into alignment with those healthful principles and bring balance back into my life, I will continue to write daily. However, I will impose a one-hour time limit on the amount of time I spend writing every day. What does this mean as far as posting? I means that I will be publishing posts when I finish writing them, which will likely not happen every day. My goal is to publish at least two posts every week. I will continue to deliver quality posts, the only difference is that they will appear a little less frequently.
Thank you in advance for understanding. Please leave a comment if you have any feedback.
In essence, I have been writing a new report every day, and I do all my own writing and researching. That means that every day, including weekends and holidays, I come up with a topic, check facts, dig up original reports, scientific articles, and other references, compile nutritional data (when relevant), run calculations to put those numbers into context, then write it up to post.
I typically spend anywhere from 2-8 hours every day writing these posts. And I love writing them! However, it comes with a price. Balance. Or, should I say, lack of balance. This pace that I set for myself has affected my sleep, my personal life, and my business. The pace has brought about self-imposed stress and has me out of alignment with some of the healthful principles I write about.
In order to bring myself back into alignment with those healthful principles and bring balance back into my life, I will continue to write daily. However, I will impose a one-hour time limit on the amount of time I spend writing every day. What does this mean as far as posting? I means that I will be publishing posts when I finish writing them, which will likely not happen every day. My goal is to publish at least two posts every week. I will continue to deliver quality posts, the only difference is that they will appear a little less frequently.
Thank you in advance for understanding. Please leave a comment if you have any feedback.
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