Have a Recreational Break

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   Miebakagh57posted 4 years ago

   D'you think you should write and write untill a sickness or disease strike you?                      I'm here not talking about a fall or a car accident where for example, a minor injury took place. I'm talking about where a writer over stretches mind and body in churning out three or more stuffs weeky for publication.      This act seriously affect the immune system. A flu, cold, head, or a fever results, and can lead to the breakdown of the immunity.                 I usuaky write one articles a week. Had a break of one week after writing three stories. But you can meet me comment regularly in the forums and my feed setings.                          Beloved writers, always have regular breaks to avoid a major health risk.

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      MizBejabbersposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Well, I was a professional writer-editor for over 50 years. I started in advertising copy, went into news reporting, then newspaper editing, and for the last 30 years legal editing and writing. It may have affected my brain because some people tell me that I'm crazy, but not my immune system. I may have had flu because I was exposed to it, not because I was writing. I'm retired now and have other irons in the fire that take up the time I'd hoped to spend writing. I'm hoping to get the alligators slain and go back to writing again. But I won't be putting out three articles a week. That's not because the writing is stressful. It's because the requirement of all the photos, charts and videos HubPages demands is more stress than I choose to handle. I suspect that it has affected other people, too.

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         Miebakagh57posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Miz, through your many years of experience, you've learn to take good care of yourself. I hope others copy you.                                I agree that the requirement of certain writing can affect the mind of certaie persons. Between 1 to 3 articles in a week is idea.

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            MizBejabbersposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, you are right. In 2006, I was in a city bus accident that permanently disabled me with a spinal injury. Many people would have given up and drawn disability, but I found that the only chair that was comfortable to me was an office style chair. So, I thought that if I must sit in an office chair all day long for comfort, I may as well get paid for it. Although I'd gotten a concussion, it didn't leave my brain disabled. So I worked another 11 years before deciding to retire after 30 years at a job I loved.

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      Kyler J Falkposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      When I first joined I banged out articles at a rate of one per day for about half a year, then I increased the rate briefly, and the only negative was the quality of the articles I was churning out. Now I tend not to write as fast because my articles perform better if I take more time to write them.
      
      Also, I am now spreading my writings across multiple platforms so that cuts into the amount I can realistically put out on each individual platform.
      
      I feel the best when I am hammering out article after article, though, and the quiet periods are when I become ill.

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   Rupert Taylorposted 4 years ago

   Miebakagh ". . . churning out three or more stuffs weeky for publication" is what I do to keep my brain active, although I prefer to think of as "writing three articles." Writing articles is what I've done to earn a living for more than 50 years.
   
   I'm puzzled by the assertion that doing what I do compromises my immune system. I haven't seen any medical evidence to support that; perhaps, you can guide me to the relevant studies.

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      Miebakagh57posted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Rupert, you've 50 years writing skill. With that you can easily put out an article of 2000 words daily. But would you without a break, because your livinghood depends on it? I think not.                                         Now consider the inexperience ones. Some can put up with you. But not all. Those that can, having compromise good health, can fall by the wayside wth ill-health.               Rupert, no matter what we do, we've still got to have a break. I would not worry myself about the medical evidence. Plenty exists. But would that mean anything to an old dog like you, whose thinking to take his last breathe? Again I think not.

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   EricDockettposted 4 years ago

   Yeah, I don't see how any writer who manages their time wisely needs to worry about overworking themselves. Especially on HubPages, where you are making up your own assignments. Unless you are talking about sitting too much, but there are ways to deal with that too.
   
   Previous generations of my family quit high school to work in coal mines and drive railroad spikes. They had reason to worry.
   
   I sit in a comfy chair and mash my palms on a keyboard while drinking coffee. I'm good.

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      Miebakagh57posted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I drink tea. I sit and stand. I determine the time.                                                     Again, I stretch, exercise, walk, jog and swim to build my body. Still, I would like to churn out an article or two in a week, and no more. Each person should choice, with a regular break in between.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 4 years ago

   I write stuff when I feel like writin' stuff, and when I don't, I don't.
   
   It's a system that's worked pretty well for me thus far.

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   PaulGoodman67posted 4 years ago

   I just returned from a long weekend visiting Charleston in South Carolina and Amelia Island in Florida. I had a relaxing and fun time.
   
   I didn't stop writing completely, I did around an hour each day of writing-orientated tasks. I enjoyed that too.
   
   I will write much more now that I'm home. But nobody should overstretch themselves, in my opinion. For me, it's good to write regularly and stick to good habits.
   
   As Hemingway said, you should always "leave some water in the well". There's no point burning yourself out.

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