I used to blog around 12 hours per day, 7 days per week last year. My life revolved around blogging and blogging some more. My mom was concerned with the kind of life I was living — after all, after work, I sleep, and when I wake up, it’s back to work again. It’s a never-ending cycle many of those who problog full time experience. When you get sucked into being a work-a-holic, it’s hard to get out, believe me. I’m sure even those with 9 to 5 jobs get what I’m trying to say. It’s especially hard because sometimes, there are no boundaries between your personal and work life, what with many probloggers working at home.

However, a few months later, when I started becoming ill for periods of time, I realized the mistake I was making. If I didn’t get my life back, or at least get a bit of rest, I’ll definitely kick the bucket soon. After a while, I had to decide to rest during the weekends. It was imperative for me to be able to recover. Miraculously, I got in the same amount of work despite shaving hours off of my usual workday and the whole weekend altogether.

Bloggers need rest because:

1. Health problems may arise.

2. You’ll work better and faster with a rested mind.

3. You might lose real life friends in process.

4. You need time for other things in life.

5. You’re also human.

Since I’ve started resting, I realized that I’m a much happier and healthier person. Whereas before I was always cranky, I can manage to joke every once in a while now. Don’t be tempted to stop living life even if you earn from blogging. Create a proper balance and you’ll definitely feel better.

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