If any of you have seen my Google
plus profile, you’ll see a few days ago I posted about how I would be updating
tonight. I’m unsure if any of you saw that or not, but if not, that’s okay. If
you did…then I apologise that I didn’t update right away, but perhaps this will
explain a few things.
So, why didn’t I update? Did I
forget? Did something horrible happen to get in the way? Was I just so unbelievably
busy I completely lost track of time? It’s a no to all of those. I didn’t
forget. When I posted that I would be updating that day, I knew I wouldn’t. I
did it on purpose. I’ve followed blogs and YouTube channels before. I’ve seen
how they say “I’ll be posting a new video every Friday!”
I’ve also seen how we have waited days
or even weeks for those new videos and posts to arrive.
Earlier this year, a friend of mine
and I decided creating a blog would be a good idea, one where we would post about
all the issues in this world. The idea fell flat pretty fast, partly because
most of it was his idea I didn’t feel that I was needed, but mostly because we
planned the most insane update schedule – videos on Sundays, posts on
Thursdays, pictures on Mondays…it was truly insane and rather unreachable for two
people that have lives.
And that’s what this comes down to.
I do believe it’s good to have a guideline about what you do. It is good to be
able to say, “hey, I’ll be updating this on a regular basis!” But I don’t
believe it’s good to say, “I’m going to do this on Fridays and this on
Wednesdays and I may update this then…”
Why?
Stress…and life.
We encounter stress in just about
every aspect of our lives. Whether you’re a student, you work, or you just lay
around at home because you either don’t have a job or are unable to work, you
will encounter stress. Some friendships are stressful. Relationships can be
stressful and I’m pretty sure we all know that family can sometimes make us
want to rip out our hair. So why, with these stressors in our life, do we add
one more?
I can’t provide a definite answer
for that, but I have a theory – that we, as bloggers and up-loaders, don’t want
to let down our audience. And I understand that, I really do. I’ve only just
started blogging and already I don’t want to let people down…if I have readers,
which I’m still not sure about! But the thing is…why would I – why should I – put that more stress on
myself, just for the sake of others having something to read before they go to
bed?
I wouldn’t. Because while it warms
my heart to think that someone out there wants
to read my stuff, my health comes first, always.
Life can be busy. We have to deal
with family, friendships, appointments, sickness, work, study…and so much more.
Imagine you have an assignment you need to do – is the last thing on your mind
before you go to sleep at night, “oh, I just want to sleep and ignore the world
for a few hours,” or is it, “I must work on my blog so I don’t upset others”?
It should be the second one. If sleep is ignored in favour of writing
a post like this, complications can occur – such as sleep deprivation and, of
course, stress. And that can just lead to anxiety and depression, which are not
enjoyable. These issues will then impact every moment of our lives.
Most of us do things like this for
fun. If you get paid to, then that’s a whole different story. But I do this for
my own enjoyment and to possibly help others out there that are wondering. Why
would I give something I enjoy a deadline?
I wouldn’t. Deadlines are for work,
not for enjoyment. So I won’t ever say “I’ll be posting on this particular day!”
I will post on a regular basis but I don’t know exactly when I will be. I suppose when the inspiration strikes.
I don’t hate on those that stick to
those schedules. In fact, I have respect for them, because it’s something I
could never do. But I just want you to think about it. Why give yourself additional
stress for something you should do for fun?
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