[Dale King]

Definition of addiction: The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or or involved in something.

Forums are a great way to market your business, and interact with like-minded individuals. On average, I spend about 20 minutes per day on forums. I zip in, make my post(s) and zip right out again. Why so fast? Because I've got a business to run, and I've got plenty of work to keep me busy all day and half the night. However, I know of several individuals who spend 8 hours per day or more on forums. Their explanation is they enjoy the community of forums, meeting new people and basically just hanging out.

I'm not a pyschiatrist, but in my opinion, if you're spending 8 hours per day on forums, unless you're the forum owner or a moderator, you're addicted. Not only that, if you're spending that many hours per day on forums, how are you getting any work done? How are you running your business?

So here's my question: How much time do you spend on forums each day?

As always, I welcome your comments and/or feedback.

Dale King

[jumper666jr]

even 20% out of 8h. unless you are looking for certain info

[Dale King]

Originally Posted by jumper666jr

even 20% out of 8h. unless you are looking for certain info

Nope, you're definitely not an addict.

Dale King

[Hooman]

Dale, I think this is a good post.

I have to admit, there was a time when I was "addicted to forums" some time ago. Not this forum, but I can definitely see how it's a drain of time. I think there was even a time when I used to post here quite a lot.

It's good that you spend only 20 minutes.

I find it tempting to get distracted and go from thread to thread, and then after a while 2 hours have gone by, and you're on Youtube watching a video about how elephants mate, and you have no idea how you got there, LOL. Sometimes it's really interesting how all the little times add up.

I usually stop by to check if there's anything new, or if I have questions. I think setting aside an amount of time each day is a great idea, thanks for the tip. I also think having the attitude that forums are a resource, and not a social outlet, has helped cut down the time I spend on them.