The day I decided to take a break from SteemIt.

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The day I decided to take a break from SteemIt.
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<p>Once last winter I decided to take a break from SteemIt. &nbsp;As I was letting SteemIt interrupt my sleep. &nbsp;I decided I needed to take a break, and then re-engage when I was able to shake my frustration. &nbsp;&nbsp;I took a really long break and wanted to share what that time was like for me.</p>
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<p>Here is my diary entry from that day in January...</p>
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<p>6:30 - Wake up and get my coffee going, short work-out prior to turning on computer. &nbsp;Remind myself why I am taking a break from SteemIt. &nbsp;How much free time I will have, how much more energy I can put into my own business and not worry about SteemIt. &nbsp;Feel happy about the future.<br>
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<p>7:00 &nbsp;- Make a breakfast smoothy and think about yesterday's post on SteemIt. &nbsp;Out of habit, I begin to think about what I might post on SteemIt today. &nbsp;Remind myself again, I am taking a break. &nbsp;Feeling Optimistic.<br>
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<p>7:30 am - Just a little peek to see what's new, a quick view of the home, new, hot, trending, promoted, and active tabs. &nbsp;Oh, I saw a couple of posts I had to vote on and one which required a comment. &nbsp;I will just check in on chat and listen to SteemSpeak for a few minutes, just to hear if anything exciting is going on.</p>
<p>8:00 am - Close my SteemIt, browser, open some real work and get busy. &nbsp;</p>
<p>8:30 am - Fight off my urge to look at SteemIt, but I checked the price. &nbsp;No major changes, so, get back to work.</p>
<p>9:00 am - Attend a boring conference call for a work project and when the topic goes outside of my knowledge area. I end up looking at SteemIt.<br>
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<p>10:00 am - Had a long conversation with a friend and end up bringing up SteemIt, and then I show him the platform quickly, with a warning of the beta, bots, politics, etc. &nbsp;End up walking him through some of my posts, and some of my favorite posts, and help him sign up.<br>
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<p>10:30 am - Okay re-commit to staying off SteemIt for the rest of the day.</p>
<p>12:00 pm - Okay, lunch time, make a sandwich, take the dogs for a walk, admire the beautiful snow. &nbsp;Shoot, I only have a cell-phone camera, but I snatch a quick picture of the snow blowing across the field, and consider posting it on SteemIt. &nbsp;Oops, yeah, I am taking a break.</p>
<p>12:30 pm - Fix the chicken water heater, and haul water and food out to the various animals and pens. &nbsp;Consider several stories for SteemIt, once we have more diversity. &nbsp;Remind myself I am taking a break.</p>
<p>1 pm - Sit back down at desk, just a quick glance.</p>
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2 pm - Oh, time to get off SteemIt and get back to work on this billable project I am fiddling with. &nbsp;</p>
<p>5 pm - My husband gets home, so I launch into a conversation about why I am taking some time off of SteemIt. &nbsp;We discuss it briefly, ... for 2 hours.</p>
<p>7 pm - Eat dinner while considering why I never do any food posts on SteemIt. &nbsp;</p>
<p>8 pm - Clean kitchen and re-evaluate my SteemIt vacation.</p>
<p>9 pm - Check in on SteemIt, and "listen in" to SteemSpeak.</p>
<p>10 pm - Decide, I don't need a break from SteemIt.</p>
<p>11 pm - Officially break my hiatus from SteemIt. &nbsp;Feeling Optimistic.<br>
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<p>My name is <a href="https://steemit.com/@whatsup">@whatsup</a> and I am addicted.&nbsp;</p>
<p>*parts of this post first appeared on SteemIt. Jan 2017</p>
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