Comments on: Go 1 Day Without Any Search Related News, I Dare Ya

By: Elizabeth Able

Elizabeth Able — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:19:50 +0000

I gave myself more “me” time over the weekend, and it was good. I’ve been thinking a lot about how some pressure is good for breaking down creative barriers, but too much pressure leads to overload and burnout. Good boundary pushing requires boundaries.

By: SpostareDuro

SpostareDuro — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:34:58 +0000

Oh, I guess you’re right..
Ok ok…
Maybe I’ll try that NEXT weekend..(blushing)

By: DazzlinDonna

DazzlinDonna — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:31:34 +0000

er, um, SpostareDuro, while I’m glad you enjoyed your time off, the point was to take time off from social stuff, so you could concentrate on hard-core work stuff.

By: SpostareDuro

SpostareDuro — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:23:07 +0000

I had the best weekend with very little contact with this computer..
But, I’ll have to admit that after a few hours my conscience actually bothered me because I have yet to do so much to catch up as it is..
Organizing friends RSS feeds and other feeds of interest, writing preparatory post drafts, on and on…
It’s almost as stressful just to not take a break at all!
But, I still enjoyed friendship, sightseeing the historical sections of my town, had a nice Thai dinner with a great friend, and conversation that went on onto the wee hours of the morning..
So, the break was a certainly a plus.
Now….back to work..

By: Seo Design Solutions

Seo Design Solutions — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:13:45 +0000

It seems that things have simmered down a bit anyway. Time to recharge the mental batteries, dig deep and start with some fresh material in a few days.

Thanks for the suggestion Donna, I definitely will log off and try to get away from the goblin box.

By: Elizabeth Able

Elizabeth Able — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:22:39 +0000

OOPS

:::waving:::

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:48:52 +0000

Hey Donna!

I added you to my resources section, as well as grabbed your feed. Great site here!

By: Robert Carter

Robert Carter — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:17:14 +0000

I lasted about 2 hours…I don’t think it’s possible without unplugging my computer!

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:23:46 +0000

I try to do it every weekend as the news slows down, but not checking the blog reader on vacation is tough.

When I know I am going on vaca I try to tune myself down to 2-3 blogs that cover just about all aspects of online marketing I care about and only check those. A website like SE Roundtable is great for this sort of thing.

Just reading and keeping up on SEO news is a job in itself.

By: Search Engine Roundtable

Search Engine Roundtable — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:07:06 +0000

Can You Stay Away from Search News for 24 Hours?…

On her blog, DazzlinDonna proposes a plan that some people think is unfathomable: stay away from search news for 24 hours. Her argument is that if you avoid the news, you might actually be able to get things done. The……