Via the NYT comes a dire warning to bloggers: In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop
Two weeks ago in North Lauderdale, Fla., funeral services were held for Russell Shaw, a prolific blogger on technology subjects who died at 60 of a heart attack. In December, another tech blogger, Marc Orchant, died at 50 of a massive coronary. A third, Om Malik, 41, survived a heart attack in December.
Call me craazeee, but couldn’t one easily substitute the words accountant, lawyer, fast food manager, professor, or any other activity/profession that includes hundreds of thousands of people in that paragraph?
Tip to the NYT: people do die, and they sometimes die on the young side. And, jobs (and even hobbies) of all kinds can be stressful. Indeed, as James Joyner notes in regards to this story: “Indeed, life itself is rather stressful.”
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April 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I read that same article this morning. I can only imagine. They can’t sleep because they feel the second they turn off the computer something will happen that requires input. The Times made sure it wasn’t giving off the perception that this is some sort of epidemic, but it is a stressful profession. Some make good money with blogs, however rarely any stable patterns of sleep, healthy food intake or social relationships.
You’ve been feeling okay lately, right Steve? :p
April 7th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Glad you posted that warning. Now that the weather has finally warmed up here I can get away from the deadly computer and seek out the safety and security of the skydiving dropzone.