Feb
Sleep? Whats That?
February 26th, 2007 by Penny Hagerman
An affiliates job can be all consuming. When you love what you do like I do, its not uncommon to get so super-focused that you loose all track of time, find yourself totally hyped up on caffeine, and eventually fall asleep at your computer in the middle of writing a sentence or coding text. 
Indeed, many affiliates live, eat and breathe their jobs, often to the point of exhaustion. But if we want to stay truly productive, once in a while we need a mental reminder to rest, relax, take some time off and even sleep.
Whats that, you say? Sleep? I dont need sleep!
Well, actually you do. Believe it or not, sleeping recharges your batteries, both mental and physical, and restores your energy so you can continue doing what you love doing (I hope!)—making a living as an affiliate.
Along those lines, I read an interesting post over at Bloglyne today on this particular subject—and there I saw a quote that caught my eye:
“Remember, we do not live to make money - we make money to live.”
Though making money is fun—and can be addictive—its easy to get so focused on financial success that we forget about our families, the fun things we used to do and, yes, sleep. So today Im reminding you (and myself!): Take some time off, enjoy life and get plenty of rest. You might be amazed the good itll do you!
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February 27th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Hey there Penny -
Thanks for the note about my article. It was interesting writing it - In fact, I NEEDED to write it, in order to have a chance at staying away from the computer.
There is so much to do that I found that I would remind myself throughout the day that since I had written that article, it would be hypocritical to not partake in the “day of rest” *grins*
It is a struggle to “practice what we preach” sometimes.
March 1st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Sure is! Im as guilty as anybody of not taking breaks and working myself into the ground. Just ask my coworkers!
Thanks for the reminder, Mark. Oh, love your blog!