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There are two types of internet addictions writers should watch out for. The first one, you're famil
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There are two types of internet addictions writers should watch out for. The first one, you're familiar with. I write about it all the time. Addiction #1 is the addiction of the consumer. This is where the majority of the advice online is centered. "Put your phone in the other room. Delete your apps, etc." We all understand the dangers of endless consumption. The second type of addiction is sneakier. It's actually still a consumption addiction but there's a twist. Addiction #2 is the addiction of the producer. If you're reading this and you're starting to write, you're a producer. But it's hard to truly appreciate this addiction until you experience a certain level of success (defined by whatever metric you want). The addiction of the producer is stats checking. I've never really liked Twitter or appreciated it... until I went a little bit "viral" over the weekend. [This thread]( I jokingly made has about 110K views. I will not lie, I logged in a bunch to marvel at the view count surging up. I'm still in shock at how many people are taking the thread seriously (I'm hoping most of the likes and bookmarks are just cuz they think it's funny). But I know this is a dangerous activity for my addict-y brain. Checking stats and counting likes is a sure-fire path to madness and audience capture. I had to meditate several times this weekend to keep my brain from spiraling. Another version of "checking stats" is going back and constantly reading the final drafts of what you've written in the past. This is even sneakier than stats checking because it feels so natural. It can be good to take a stroll down memory lane. Or, to mine your past writing for ideas... but when you start to dwell in the past. Or you simply read what you previously wrote with a sense of pride or ego, you are slipping into an attachment problem. You're attached to a past feeling or state of mind or line of thinking. And that's not where growth happens. So that's my deep thought of the day. Beware the addictions of consumption AND production. Cheers! - Derek If you'd like to write a 5x/week email newsletter yourself, I've got a course for that [here.](h.p1cvaqare9c4) Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( CopyHour.com, 340 S LEMON AVE, 5007, WALNUT, CA 91789
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