GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 46 - February 2020

FROM THE FORUMS #7 AussieDave 1 November 2019, 1:00 pm Public Member Ditto, I did that for literally years on end. AM’s from back then would be like: “Do you ever sleep?” I’d throw 30 page sites up in less than a week (no WordPress back then) every- thing hand-coded, mostly, in Dreamweaver. I worked like that for close to 10 years (a few weeks holiday here and there) but ... after almost 47,000 hours, I crashed hard. Mentally drained, and worse for wear. Couldn’t write another line of code, even if you paid me a million dollars. Took me literally ages to recover. That was 5 years ago, and even now, some days I still feel tired. Granted all that work paid dividends. I didn’t have children to worry about, only a partner, but that ended in disaster. In the beginning, newbies need to work hard, very hard indeed, if you want to be successful. How- ever, don’t do what I did, and burn yourself out. I truly believe, if you’ve laid a solid framework, then you can eventually, after a few years, work regu- lar, sensible hours, and still earn a nice income. Hence, I agree with eenzoo, and his 6 - 7 hours max a day work routine  “ Reply With Quote Originally Posted by eenzoo “I have tried it all ... 18 hours a day too.” #8 Mattbar 1 November 2019, 1:54 pm Private Member Being mostly sports focused there are nat- ural times when things are chaotic and you work all day long, and other times when things are a lot quieter and you can have more time back. As eenzoo and AussieDave say it’s about balance. No point working yourself into the ground. Better to plan and focus and this way work is more challenging and you end up enjoy- ing it more. As they say, work to live, don’t live to work. “ Reply With Quote 3:30 p.m. ... picking up the boys from school 8:00-9:00 p.m. … some last tasks The rest is free or “honey” time. I have tried it all ... 18 hours a day too. For me it’s better to run 6 to 7 hours max, very concentrated and planned. Routines are everything. Work smart, not hard. I outsource every little thing I can. “ Reply With Quote #9 sweetbet 4 November 2019, 3:03 pm Private Member • Wake up • Read the forum posts • Remove more rogue/closed casino listings • Check affiliate earnings • Prepare a resume • Look for work “ Reply With Quote No point working yourself into the ground . Better to plan and focus and this way work is more challenging and you end up enjoying it more . As they say, work to live , don’t live to work . G P W A t i m e s . o r g 22