When it’s not stormy (and I’m in Los Angeles, so that’s most of the time), I really look forward to my nightly dog walk. It’s part of the fabric of my day. I view my time on social media the same way, and I have to say that’s really helped me approach it in the right mindset. Blogging and tweeting aren’t things that happen automatically for me. Just like walking the dog, I simply know that they’re part of my day.
There is one key difference between the dog walk and my social media activity: I don’t actually HAVE to blog or tweet every day whereas the dog, uh, well… look, the dog’s gotta go! And that’s important to my mindset, too – for me, at least, social media isn’t a responsibility. Still, I make it part of the fabric of my day and, since I enjoy it and always find something to do there, I find myself much more productive than not.
What about you? Do you have an approach that helps you out? I’d love to hear it….
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The dog walk works for me too – but in the summer, it’s a run. The dog and the run help me clear my head and ready myself for the blogging/tweeting/phone calls/writing of the day. Man’s best friend as they say…