The five stages of blogging

by TRex at Firedoglake.
1. Trepidation
2. Elation
3. Saturation
4. Conflagration
5. Resignation

He gives hilarious insights to the thought process behind the blogger experiencing these stages, and finishes by saying:
"For those of you who are chronic bloggers (like me), I offer these words of wisdom. The world of blogging is, by nature, interactive. Understand that each post you write will expose you to criticism from someone, and some of it will even be helpful to you. Learning to take criticism and respond to it without letting your composure decompose is a valuable skill in blogging and can keep you out of the vicious cycle outlined above."

Echidne of the Snakes mourns another blogger leaving:
"Skippy today posted on the many bloggers who have departed the blogosphere for something else, and the reasons for their departures are fairly obvious: Intensive blogging is intensive, time-consuming and tiring, and most of us must find a way to make money outside it. I'm not sure if even a full salary for blogging would really work to make it a long-term occupation. It is impossible to be "good" every day, impossible to always have many well-researched posts on the very latest topic of the day, impossible not to once in a while post something erroneous and half-assed, to be then torn apart like so much roadkill. It's a wonder that so many of us are willing to do that all. Maybe someone should study blogging as an addiction?"