Comments on: Before You Were a Computerholic

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:20:42 +0000

TV is passive entertainment, Blogging & other computer stuff keeps your mind active, or at least that’s my excuse….

By: amuirin

amuirin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:35:08 +0000

Yes, very thoughtful interesting questions, I liked reading the responses.

Mine is the same as yours with television, and I like this screen better, more interactive.

The writing part, I don’t know. Blogging helped me to get into the writing practice, but that ’satisfied’ feeling, like no other writing needs to come out after a blog, that’s something difficult to balance. When you have readers, and blogs you read the interactive thing makes this a big draw. Sometimes I write the most when I’m feeling the least responsive to other people, which I think is kind of interesting. Weird to have a community of writers and artists to be a part of and see how they all strike their own balance.

By: anhinga

anhinga — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:58:41 +0000

I am determined to do just that. A guest publisher spoke to our writers group today and I’m hoping that will be an inspiration. Sometimes you need to keep your eye on the end product.

By: ybonesy

ybonesy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:20:49 +0000

This *is* a good question, and my blog partner and I have talked a lot about it. Like you with your fourth item, which is a downer, we’re worried that we’re taking away from other writing. That’s not good. And as we pick up those other projects, our time for blogging goes down. It’s become a real question for us as we try to find a balance.

How about you — are you going to try to make more space and time for writing the fiction again?

By: Carson Sasser

Carson Sasser — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:02:55 +0000

The biggest thing I’ve sacrificed for the computer is work. But I spent most of my day at the office on the computer so I guess it balances out. I do put in four to five hours outdoors each day — yard, vegetable garden, building projects, etc.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:32:45 +0000

Very good question.

I spend much less time watching television. My housecleaning has become more efficient since I usually want to get it finished so I can do something on the computer. I’m spending more time on photography and less on writing. I should do something about that. Find a balance.

I’m also spending less time outdoors. I should change that as well.

By: plozano76

plozano76 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:22:56 +0000

Great question… Reading books, cleaning the house, exercising would be the things that come to mind that I’ve cut back on. But there’s so much incredible, useful information online!! Each time I turn a virtual corner, there’s something else that catches my eye…