This is my last entry. Why I shut down my blog

Sarah Hepola writes she has stopped blogging because it has gotten in the way of finishing, or maybe even seriously starting, her book.

Now it's not important who Sarah is, but her point, at least once expanded, is relevant to bloggers. What could we do with all our extra time if we didn't blog??

Well, in my case, not all that time would be "extra." I'd still be doing a lot of the research and writing for my blogs even if I were not blogging. I lot of material on this blog goes into articles, forthcoming book(s), reports for clients, etc. and even more etc. Sometimes it comes from them.

Blogging nonetheless takes time, and I try to make good use of it -- I only have so much.

Maybe my time would be better spend reading, or writing articles or newsletters, or drinking beer and coffee with friends (i.e. networking)? I could also sleep, something I often lack, excercise, play with my kids, etc.

I've been writing two blogs lately - that's a lot. And trying to finishing book #2. I think I'll slow down on blogging here -- not stop -- for a few weeks and finish that book . . .