tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4595129030701180178..comments2024-03-19T07:34:41.950-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Email Addiction RevisitedJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20415761999056666892010-10-13T11:38:43.093-04:002010-10-13T11:38:43.093-04:00Okay, I have never checked e-mail from the bathroo...Okay, I have never checked e-mail from the bathroom, but I do have a confession. Once when Hubby and I were on vacation, I woke up very early and couldn’t go back to sleep so I took my AlphaSmart into the bathroom, placed a towel over the closed toilet, sat on the side of the tub and wrote. It made a cute little desk and I got totally wrapped up in my writing. Next thing I knew, Hubby knocks on the door and asks, “Are you okay in there?” I couldn’t tell you how long I was in there, but the sun had risen and it was dark when I entered to write.<br /><br />So I guess this makes me feel better about my e-mail addiction. How often do I check my e-mail? How long does a TV show run between commercials? I check during commercials. I’m not sure how often I used to check when writing but IM pop-ups drove me crazy? Still don’t know how to turn it off.<br /><br />I do WRITE FIRST. Most of the time. I still keep my Jungle Red Chart from the challenge. Why? It keeps me honest about my writing. Do I cheat sometimes? Yes, but when I see that I did on the chart, I vow to get back on track. It works. I’ve done more writing in the last two and half months than I have in the last year.<br /><br />So now that I’ve confessed my writing sins, I need to go write because today—I admit it—I checked my e-mail first. I have three short stories almost ready to go in the mail.<br /> <br /><br />I will not check e-mail, I will not check e-mail, I will not check e-mail.Pat Marinellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1835984622486146172010-10-07T15:14:44.546-04:002010-10-07T15:14:44.546-04:00Melissa,
I wonder if the notebook/longhand writi...Melissa,<br /> <br />I wonder if the notebook/longhand writing style is going to have a major resurgence -- all on account of email addiction!!<br /><br />Hank, your comment made me laugh....if someone you love thinks you have a problem, you have a problem???<br /><br />But we're all making progress!!! (I even figured out how to turn of the dingy message alert on my new computer!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44632151298309746712010-10-07T12:10:01.624-04:002010-10-07T12:10:01.624-04:00I've never checked from the bathroom. Hah. So ...I've never checked from the bathroom. Hah. So there.<br /><br />I have checked from the car. (Not driving). And sitting on the stoop of my hairdresser's at 9am when he was late for my appt.<br /><br />My husband is concerned about my emial needs, which does say something. It's difficult for me to be in my study--lets say, it's difficult for me to WALK BY my study--without checking.<br /><br />HOwever. When it's a writing time, and I sit down at the computer, I WRITE FIRST. It is SUCH a relief.<br />And then when I do check--after 540words--it seems silly. And I just want to get back to writing.<br /><br />This is a HUGE problem. And I know people who are MUCH WORSE than I am. (I can't check email from my phone, for instance. On purpose.)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82595868116530865622010-10-07T11:03:45.283-04:002010-10-07T11:03:45.283-04:00No checking the email in the bathroom. I won'...No checking the email in the bathroom. I won't even read a magazine in the bathroom. <br /><br />I usually check my email in the morning. Then I turn off the computer and walk away. <br /><br />You ladies inspired me. I have been getting up earlier than I have to and I write. Nothing else. I write on notebook paper, so I don't even turn on the computer. I feel so productive!Melissa Robbinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61687488362966604442010-10-07T10:56:34.871-04:002010-10-07T10:56:34.871-04:00I just went back and double checked the psyblog ac...I just went back and double checked the psyblog account of the study.<br /><br />it's 59 percent of responders, not .59 percent.<br /><br />So MORE THAN half the people who responded check email from their bathroom.<br /><br />But maybe these are just the Net-crazed pool of people who take the time to respond to AOL surveys. When the people who are NOT checking email from their bathroom are also too busy to respond to AOL surveys.<br /><br />~JanJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82930527162386778312010-10-07T10:29:06.200-04:002010-10-07T10:29:06.200-04:00Sheila,
The bathroom logistics sort of boggle my m...Sheila,<br />The bathroom logistics sort of boggle my mind, too. Do people bring their I-phones or Blackberries or laptops in with them?? <br /><br />Edith, I'm so happy its still working for you. I admit to some slippage, but I'm writing an outline - and writing it for the third time, so its a bit tedious. <br /><br />Plus I've got a brand new computer from my husband and I can't figure out how to turn off the dinging message thing.<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71829935126121904692010-10-07T09:45:32.961-04:002010-10-07T09:45:32.961-04:00I find the more I have to do, the more I get done,...I find the more I have to do, the more I get done, and the less I check my email. So the days when I feel like the pigeon pressing that lever endlessly are when I don't have a full plate. So making a to-do list first thing helps, and unplugging the Internet. And my Internet doesn't work in the bathroom (don't ask me how I know this.)Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14346672663612587312010-10-07T09:18:33.924-04:002010-10-07T09:18:33.924-04:00I'm a bit boggled by the bathroom logistics......I'm a bit boggled by the bathroom logistics... But I have checked email from Ireland and Australia.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91977410066286951062010-10-07T08:17:36.846-04:002010-10-07T08:17:36.846-04:00Yeah, I'm the every-five-minute type. (But nev...Yeah, I'm the every-five-minute type. (But never in the bathroom!) It interrupts my day job, but that's OK. Writing technical documentation can be tedious at times. It's when the habit spills over into my fiction-writing day or days that it's a problem. Write First is still a great plan.<br /><br />Edith<br />http://edithmaxwell.blogspot.com/Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46893062879265839752010-10-07T07:25:55.457-04:002010-10-07T07:25:55.457-04:00Jan, my lips are sealed on the bathroom thing:). B...Jan, my lips are sealed on the bathroom thing:). But the variable reinforcement makes sense. That idea came from psychological studies in which they had rats press levers for food. The rats who were rewarded on an irregular schedule proved to be the most steady pressers. We learned the same thing in dog training classes!<br /><br />the point is we should try to be conscious about our addiction:). I'm not writing first, but I am on a 1000-words a day, five days a week schedule right now. Believe me, that cuts down on email by necessity!!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.com