Comments on: Blogging ourselves to death http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/ Opinionated Web 2.0 News and Commentary Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: OMG! I’m gonna die — Shooting at Bubbles http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-52359 OMG! I’m gonna die — Shooting at Bubbles Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:52:31 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/#comment-52359 [...] not like this super drive to succeed is something that is relegated to just the blogging world. As Frederic at The Last Podcast said: There are a million other jobs out there where people are on-call 24/7; there is a workaholic in [...] [...] not like this super drive to succeed is something that is relegated to just the blogging world. As Frederic at The Last Podcast said: There are a million other jobs out there where people are on-call 24/7; there is a workaholic in [...]

]]> By: Paul Chaney http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-49318 Paul Chaney Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:50:55 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/#comment-49318 Thanks for the mention Frederic. I caught the NY Times story as well and blogged about it. Too many of us (me included) get sucked into the "gotta get more traffic, more traffic, gotta get more traffic" *pant, pant, pant* mindset and lose sight of what blogging is really all about -- sharing your own ideas, thoughts and opinions about topics you truly care about. A lot of us envy the ability of these networks to keep pumping out stories like cars on the Ford assembly line...and we try to emulate them. For most of us that's not doable. Neither is it necessary. I say, find your voice, discover what you're truly passionate about (for that is what will sustain you over the long-haul), stay true to your "calling," and worry not a whit about someone else is doing. BTW, blogging is a great way to discover where your passions lie. The cream of what you really care about is going to rise to the top. Thanks for the mention Frederic. I caught the NY Times story as well and blogged about it.

Too many of us (me included) get sucked into the “gotta get more traffic, more traffic, gotta get more traffic” *pant, pant, pant* mindset and lose sight of what blogging is really all about — sharing your own ideas, thoughts and opinions about topics you truly care about.

A lot of us envy the ability of these networks to keep pumping out stories like cars on the Ford assembly line…and we try to emulate them. For most of us that’s not doable. Neither is it necessary. I say, find your voice, discover what you’re truly passionate about (for that is what will sustain you over the long-haul), stay true to your “calling,” and worry not a whit about someone else is doing.

BTW, blogging is a great way to discover where your passions lie. The cream of what you really care about is going to rise to the top.

]]> By: WinExtra » OMG! I’m gonna die http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-49292 WinExtra » OMG! I’m gonna die Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:55:29 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/04/05/blogging-ourselves-to-death/#comment-49292 [...] not like this super drive to succeed is something that is relegated to just the blogging world. As Frederic at The Last Podcast said: There are a million other jobs out there where people are on-call 24/7; there is a workaholic in [...] [...] not like this super drive to succeed is something that is relegated to just the blogging world. As Frederic at The Last Podcast said: There are a million other jobs out there where people are on-call 24/7; there is a workaholic in [...]

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