Comments on: It’s Time To Strip Naked http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/ freelance writing by a freelance writer that works in the freelance writing field Sat, 19 May 2012 09:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Souveek http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-11592 Souveek Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:16:17 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-11592 Honesty, u have got an amazing skill of getting people hypnotized by your writing. Its great. . . Lookin forward to get more of such posts from u. God Bless You. Honesty, u have got an amazing skill of getting people hypnotized by your writing. Its great. . . Lookin forward to get more of such posts from u. God Bless You.

]]> By: Bcarter http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-6114 Bcarter Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:13:41 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-6114 It's good to see that people who freelance also have to work through the "chat-a-holic" issues. In the corporate world these are people that just barge into your workspace and decide to talk for 15-20 minutes. FYI, did you know it takes 7-9 minutes to get back on track after being interrupted? Even if it takes 1 second for a question to be answered, it will still take time to get back on track with what you were working on. It’s good to see that people who freelance also have to work through the “chat-a-holic” issues. In the corporate world these are people that just barge into your workspace and decide to talk for 15-20 minutes.

FYI, did you know it takes 7-9 minutes to get back on track after being interrupted? Even if it takes 1 second for a question to be answered, it will still take time to get back on track with what you were working on.

]]> By: The Naked Freelancer | freelance-zone.com http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5353 The Naked Freelancer | freelance-zone.com Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5353 [...] Mundell’s The Writer’s Manifesto Blog features an entry called “It’s Time To Strip Naked”, which even has a photo of some kind of corset in the lead-in. Naughty clickers hoping for some [...] [...] Mundell’s The Writer’s Manifesto Blog features an entry called “It’s Time To Strip Naked”, which even has a photo of some kind of corset in the lead-in. Naughty clickers hoping for some [...]

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5254 Monika Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:25:56 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5254 @ Mrinal Bose: Welcome and thank you for stopping by and following Grizz's advice. *thanks Griz :-) It's nice to see new faces like yours. You are right of course, the "problem" for many of us is that the time wasters are actually things we love doing, this makes it even harder to be strict. @ Mrinal Bose: Welcome and thank you for stopping by and following Grizz’s advice.

*thanks Griz :-)

It’s nice to see new faces like yours. You are right of course, the “problem” for many of us is that the time wasters are actually things we love doing, this makes it even harder to be strict.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5253 Monika Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:23:37 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5253 @ Terry: Hey, I just remember I didn't answer your last email. Bugger, so sorry. I will get back to you ASAP. You are lucky to have a heatwave, we are freezing our a**es off right now. You would probably laugh. It is about 17 degrees inside our home and the heater has been pumping out warmth all day and we are still freezing, despite ug boots, fleece jackets and all. LOL, I would gladly trade with you right now (but only the heat). I know what you mean, just see this as your ladder, I know you'll be able to sit back and take it more easy one day. Plus you'll have more time for your gigs then. @ Terry: Hey, I just remember I didn’t answer your last email. Bugger, so sorry. I will get back to you ASAP. You are lucky to have a heatwave, we are freezing our a**es off right now.

You would probably laugh. It is about 17 degrees inside our home and the heater has been pumping out warmth all day and we are still freezing, despite ug boots, fleece jackets and all. LOL, I would gladly trade with you right now (but only the heat).

I know what you mean, just see this as your ladder, I know you’ll be able to sit back and take it more easy one day. Plus you’ll have more time for your gigs then.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5252 Monika Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:19:06 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5252 @ Lindsay: That is very smart of you. I know what you mean by online chat windows popping up. I do love chatting to my friends, but often I have to set my status to busy in order to get work done. I suppose it's more of a matter of organizing my day. Do the work first, chat later. Of course, this is in an ideal situation. :-) @ Lindsay: That is very smart of you. I know what you mean by online chat windows popping up. I do love chatting to my friends, but often I have to set my status to busy in order to get work done.

I suppose it’s more of a matter of organizing my day. Do the work first, chat later. Of course, this is in an ideal situation. :-)

]]> By: Mrinal Bose http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5247 Mrinal Bose Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:41:30 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5247 Hi,Monika, Good advice. I always try to manage time by eliminating the non-essentials, but sometimes I'm hooked. The web seems like a great gambling place, and it's such a time-waster at times. BTW Grizz asked me to visit your site. Hi,Monika,

Good advice. I always try to manage time by eliminating the non-essentials, but sometimes I’m hooked. The web seems like a great gambling place, and it’s such a time-waster at times. BTW Grizz asked me to visit your site.

]]> By: Terry Didcott http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5225 Terry Didcott Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:19:36 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5225 Hi Monika, Just finished wasting a whole morning and accomplishing nothing as I dropped in for a read! I'm one of the worst time wasters I know but if I had to regiment my daily work I'd be miserable and that won't do. So I stay happy as a pig in s**t wallowing in ever more time wasting but enjoyable diversions from the work that I know I have to do. Once I get these website making enough I'll be able to drop the writing, which is becoming a chore - and I don't like chores! Now is a good time to shed clothes with temps pushing toward 40ºC as we sweat it out in this heatwave in Spain! As much as I'd like to go down to the pool right now, I've still got to write these rotten articles. Still, its better than working on a building site! Take care, Terry Hi Monika,

Just finished wasting a whole morning and accomplishing nothing as I dropped in for a read! I’m one of the worst time wasters I know but if I had to regiment my daily work I’d be miserable and that won’t do. So I stay happy as a pig in s**t wallowing in ever more time wasting but enjoyable diversions from the work that I know I have to do. Once I get these website making enough I’ll be able to drop the writing, which is becoming a chore – and I don’t like chores!

Now is a good time to shed clothes with temps pushing toward 40ºC as we sweat it out in this heatwave in Spain!

As much as I’d like to go down to the pool right now, I’ve still got to write these rotten articles. Still, its better than working on a building site!
Take care,

Terry

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5210 Lindsay Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:41:02 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5210 Well, I was on an "information diet" even before Tim Ferris (of "Four Hour Work Week" fame) suggested we go on one. It's possible to waste a lot of time, especially since ye olde Internet came to exist in it's modern form. I give myself some play time, but for the most part, I try to focus on my own sites first. Also, I avoid online chatting at all costs. I know it's weird, but it's amazing how much you can get down when there aren't IM boxes popping up in your face every 2 minutes. ;) Well, I was on an “information diet” even before Tim Ferris (of “Four Hour Work Week” fame) suggested we go on one. It’s possible to waste a lot of time, especially since ye olde Internet came to exist in it’s modern form. I give myself some play time, but for the most part, I try to focus on my own sites first.

Also, I avoid online chatting at all costs. I know it’s weird, but it’s amazing how much you can get down when there aren’t IM boxes popping up in your face every 2 minutes. ;)

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/comment-page-1/#comment-5209 Monika Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:18:47 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/07/24/its-time-to-strip-naked/#comment-5209 @ Bec: Maybe you should try Evernote. You can clip websites, portions of it, images and more to it by using their bookmarklet. What i really like about them is the ability to organize your clips into folders or tags. For ebooks this will not work though. If they are small enough you could upload them to Google Docs, otherwise external hard drive is what I use. @ Bec: Maybe you should try Evernote. You can clip websites, portions of it, images and more to it by using their bookmarklet. What i really like about them is the ability to organize your clips into folders or tags.

For ebooks this will not work though. If they are small enough you could upload them to Google Docs, otherwise external hard drive is what I use.

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