Strive Notes

Are we developing a new medical epidemic, yet to be included within the medical dictionaries around the globe?

Well according the New York Times article “In the Web World of 24/7 stress, Writers Blog Til They Drop,” this could soon be the case! Matt Rich tells of three top bloggers who have passed away suddenly in the last few month of heart attacks.

Other bloggers are reporting weight loss or gain, sleeping disorders, exhaustion and other ailments borne of the non stop strain of keeping up with the 24-hour news cycle and sense of guilt if not keeping their own websites uptodate. Blogging is a growing industry, but it’s hard to guage exactly how many bloggers are acutally earning from posting. The lure of comparatively high profits against little material outlay is just too appealing it seems, more so than the greater physical outlay being ignored by some.

Admittedly the majority of us just blog for fun. With more carrots being dangled from media sites offering retainers with attractive bonuses for hitting benchmarks, it’s little wonder that some individuals allow their lives or health to suffer.

Of course, this could be said of any business model and specifically if the person is self employed. The only difference is that most workaholics drive themselves while the business world is active. And for bloggers, that’s means being on the go 24/7.

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