Click image above to see a bigger version. I’ve also posted about my time management experiment where I tried going two hours at a time without e-mail or blog access. The results were enlightening and a little embarrassing!
What about the rest of you, especially those who write at home? How do you control your e-mail and blog reading time?
5 responses so far ↓
Susan Helene Gottfried // Feb 27, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Oh, you mean I’m supposed to control those things?
Seriously?
It’s a mood thing. I’ll catch up on e-mail and read a few blogs and then I’m itching to get back to the fiction.
Usually.
Sometimes.
Yeah, like I said. It’s a control thing?
Travis Erwin // Feb 27, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I probably spend to much time writing and visting blogs so I’m not the person to answer, but love the carttons.
Andi // Feb 28, 2008 at 9:57 am
I keep my email minimized so it shows how many unread emails I have. It works as kind of an instant alert that I have a new email, so I don’t have to go check it.
I start my day by reading the news and a few online comics, like this one. I allow myself a couple of hours for that, then it’s time to work.
The only blog that I follow regularly is Neil Gaiman’s, and I’ve actually learned how to use that to make myself work. Before I go to bed each night, I check to see if he has a new post, but I don’t read it. When I get up in the morning, I tell myself, “Okay, there’s new Neil, but you can’t read it until you finish the story (or research lobotomies, or submit the story, or whatever’s on my schedule for the day).” And when I finish that task, I scurry over and read Neil’s post. It’s incredible motivation!
Jenny // Feb 29, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Unfortunately, I have the will-power of a crack addict. So, I go to a cafe where there’s no free internet access. If I’m highly motivated and enthralled with the piece I’m working on, I can write at home, but most of the time I have to remove the temptation.
Musing // Mar 1, 2008 at 11:06 am
During the day I’m forced to control my online time, because my manager can view my computer monitor from her desk.
Evenings, however, I’m an Internet junkie.
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