#socialbloggers 107 // When you just can’t be arsed
This topic is quite fitting. I currently have no motivation to blog. YAY. That is because I’m hungover. Hangovers ruin my life and they only seem to be getting worse with age. My body is old AF and has zero time for my irresponsible shit.
I’m so fed up of getting hangovers, I want to quit drinking all together. It’s bad. I’ve spent all day in bed feeling sorry for myself, I’ve not been to the gym and all I’ve eaten is toast and soup. Boo and hiss.
But I’ve committed to daily blogging, so I must get this post out. I usually have posts planned in advance, so if this happens it’s no biggie. But the Twitter chat posts can’t be done in advance. So here we are. Taking about how we deal when we have zero motivation to blog.
I know a lot of people say you shouldn’t force yourself to blog when you don’t want to. But I don’t agree with that. Not for me, anyway. That’s like me saying I shouldn’t force myself to go to the gym when I don’t want to. Or I shouldn’t force myself to go to work when I don’t want to. I love blogging every day and that gives me a sense of accomplishment, even if I sometimes find it hard. It’s a challenge. It’s a goal. It’s something I have to work at.
What I also disagree with is that if you don’t want to blog, it shows in your writing. While that might be true for some, I have to disagree. Take the example of people who write on a daily basis on their job. I’m sure they don’t feel like writing all the time, but they still manage to pull together some good shiz. Plus – I find once I sit down and get started, I get in the mood pretty quickly.
What do you think?
Also, babba Buffer didn’t send out the third question. Just when I wrote a full post about how great Buffer it, it goes and fails me. What a dick.
When you have zero motivation to blog, what do you do instead?
@skinnedcartree A1. I rest. There’s no need to add pressure already to your lack of motivation #socialbloggers
— John Sennett (@JohnRdToVol) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree I just don’t blog! I feel like forcing yourself takes the fun out of it, so it’s better to wait when you feel inspired!
— claire ? (@grabyourcam) 21 May 2016
@grabyourcam Don’t force it, you won’t produce your best content if it’s forced! #socialbloggers
— Abbey Louisa Rose (@abbeylouisarose) 21 May 2016
@grabyourcam Don’t force it, you won’t produce your best content if it’s forced! #socialbloggers
— Abbey Louisa Rose (@abbeylouisarose) 21 May 2016
Usually go to the gym or binge watch a tv series @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Samantha (@xteenagedlrtbag) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree I like to workout or do some yoga to clear whatever’s clogging my brain! #socialbloggers
— Rachel (@nospaceformilk) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree drink wine/coffee & Shop usually 😂😂 #socialbloggers
— MakeErinOver (@MakeErinOver) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree read, watch tv, online shopping 😉 anything that tickles my fancy really #socialbloggers
— Bex (@bubblybex3) 21 May 2016
Do you force yourself to blog when you have no motivation?
@skinnedcartree Yes, coz if I don’t I just lose all inspiration and it’ll take me at least a month to get back on track 🙁 #socialbloggers
— Envy Fisher (@Envy_Fisher) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree no, if I don’t want to I don’t. My blog my rules 😂 #socialbloggers
— MakeErinOver (@MakeErinOver) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree #socialbloggers A2🌟: Totally, yes. Else I never would at times. It’s amazing how I either have ALL the motivation, or none!
— Sally (@saysallymay) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree absolutely! Not all the time will I have motivation but got to keep that work ethic up!! & I always feel accomplished after!
— Francescaaanels (@Francesca_nels) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree no, you don’t want to put out lacklustre content. Take a step back, breath & inspiration will come 😊 #socialbloggers
— Bex (@bubblybex3) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree Not usually, I end up not liking what I post if I force myself to just get something up. #socialbloggers
— Kristie Mulcahy (@KristieJean_) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree A2. I blog daily, so sometimes yes, sometimes no. It can help to open your mind set #socialbloggers
— John Sennett (@JohnRdToVol) 21 May 2016
Do you have any back up posts/ideas for when you’re struggling?
@skinnedcartree yessss, LISTS LISTS LISTS, I love lists 📋📝 #socialbloggers
— claire ? (@grabyourcam) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree #socialbloggers A4🌟: I don’t, I wing it. Usually I create my content on a full weekend. If I’m lucky I get a weeks worth.
— Sally (@saysallymay) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree 4. I have a notebook for ideas but it is empty at the mo 😋 #socialbloggers #newbie
— Jessica Kennedy (@JessicaBKennedy) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree I keep a notebook with ideas in it, but I tend to rely on a good ol “Things I’m Loving Right Now!” type deal #socialbloggers
— Lauren Edensor (@lauren_edensor) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree A4. I have around 15 back up blogs at the minute, which will last me 15 bad days 😂 #socialbloggers
— John Sennett (@JohnRdToVol) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree I have a huge note + bookmarks folder with ideas (almost too many, never know where to start) for those days #socialbloggers
— Anne ?? (@annesmiless) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree I try to keep a list of ideas around, or photos from photo adventures always make for good back up posts #socialbloggers
— Kristie Mulcahy (@KristieJean_) 21 May 2016
What’s your best tip for re-energising your passion for blogging?
@skinnedcartree #socialbloggers A5🌟: By taking time out, &just getting stuck in with Twitter chats, and making new blogger buds. Helps lots💓
— Sally (@saysallymay) 21 May 2016
@saysallymay Yes! I could just attend Twitter chats all day!! But then I would get nothing done! Love new blogger buds! #socialbloggers
— Elisabeth Foust (@eandnblog) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree twitter chats! they really leave me feeling positive and inspired ??💫 #socialbloggers
— claire ? (@grabyourcam) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree focus only on the bits you love for a little while 😊 #socialbloggers
— Jemma ?? Dorkface (@dorkfaceblog) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree read lots, try writing (even if you don’t feel it initially), or take a break 🌟 #socialbloggers
— Anne ?? (@annesmiless) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree Read some of your past blogs. Read the hard times blogs and use your past negatives to motivate your future #socialbloggers
— John Sennett (@JohnRdToVol) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree take a step back,stop thinking about it and read a lot of other posts ? #socialbloggers
— Afrodite (@bubblybeauty135) 21 May 2016
@skinnedcartree get out of the house for a bit. Relaxing can help get those creative juices flowing!#socialbloggers
— Apoorva (@_lostinthelight) 21 May 2016
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8 Comments
kate sullivan
I really want to give up drinking too. Im fed up of wasting days cause of a sodding hangover. I like you, wasted the whole day in bed yesterday feeling sorry for myself. I’m putting a reminder on my phone to join in with next weeks chat, I keep forgetting! That’s no doubt the alcohol.
Ela
Ah hangover… Every time we say it is the last time we drink that much, the next time we drink more! It happens 🙂 When I don’t have a motivation, no matter what I do I don’t like the outcome so instead of posting something I am not happy with, I don’t post at all. Even taking photos require motivation and inspiration, so being stuck doesn’t really help. Posting daily requires so much effort and you’re doing a great job! x
Matea
I gave up drinking and smoking a few years ago mostly because I couldn’t stand those nasty hangovers anymore. And I actually feel so much better now plus my weekends are productive instead of dying in bed for hours and hours drinking water and trying to eat a sandwich haha 🙂
And when I have zero motivation for blog I kinda force myself to sit down and write something, those first 10-15 minutes are the hardest and after that it all just happens naturally 🙂
Jackie Harrison
I keep a log of topic that I go back to when I get mental block for my blog.
Anca
This is why I don’t want to be a full time blogger. I want to blog when I want, it happens to be pretty consistent at 3-4 posts a week, but if I can’t blog because I’m away, like last week, it’s not an issue.
Akaleistar
I keep a list of ideas to help me find inspiration when I don’t feel like blogging. Sometimes it helps, but every once in a while I can’t find the motivation…
Tania
It’s so nice to have someone say that you can produce good content when you’re not in the mood to blog. I’ve been having an unmotivated month, not just for blogging but life in general. If I’d stopped blogging it would have taken me longer to get my motivation back & I think I’ve kept the same standard in my posts during this ‘off’ month.
Tania Xx
Lucy
Hangovers are the worst. I have struggled in the past with motivation mainly when work and my life has been challenging. What is so frustrating at the moment is I have loads I would love to write about but with Noah it just hasn’t been possible. Finding a minute is really challenging. I have found this so hard as I love writing on my blog and not doing so regularly annoys me Lucy x