When not in the mood to mylot - do you force yourself to participate?

MyLot is a hobby for me...just like quilting, cross stitch and my online game. I come here b/c I want to not b/c I have to. I do tend to get wore out quickly so I do this: I open up say 10 discussions and respond to them, then I go do a house chore, take a shower, have a snack, something. Then I come back and do 10 more discussions and go do something else. Like right now, when I finish these 10, I'll go take my shower and get dressed. Then I'll go do 10 more and then go do dishes. 10 more and make Hubby and I breakfast. 10 more and...well, you get the picture. It breaks up the routine and lets my brain rest for a bit...and I make sure to get things done around the house. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

I only join in Mylot discussions when I feel like it. And that is not everyday. I honestly can't put myself in the shoes of those who really make it a point to log in here everyday and spend hours at a time just so at the end of the day, they can say "I made 50 (or 100 or more) posts!" With the rate Mylot is paying us to post comments, I don't feel it warrants much of my time to force myself to post on any topic just for the sake of posting. I come here when I want to learn, or unwind or contribute to intelligent conversations. When I open the discussions page and I can't see a topic I'd like to share my views with, I log out of Mylot and go on to my other online activities instead. Again, I can't understand why some people feel the need to force themselves to join discussions when they are not even in the mood. Just my two cents.

There are really times that we felt not in the mood to do mylot. I know because i do felt that sometimes when i just stared and keep browsing on many discussion but just couldn't put a word to say. Sometimes i just choose to log out and do other online work or warm up myself so to get back on mood or to gain some mood. However there are also times even if i am not in the mood i forced myself to participate even just for few discussion and that's when i am nearly on minimum and its nearly end of the month..hehehe just to catch up to reach the minimum at least. Well i admit that mylot really give me an extra money besides from all the knowledge i have learned, so i still work hard to earned here. I just hope i can earn more and be more motivated. happy mylotting!

Usually no. I'll do stuff on MyLot for as long as I feel like it. But when I start feeling tired and "burned out" or whatever, I'll take a break. I want MyLot to remain fun and not something I feel like it's something I have to do. To get myself in the mood when I get tired or whatever, I'll just take a break maybe go play a game or two and just surf the internet for a little while. That seems to help me out some.

When not in the mood to mylot- do you force yourself to participate? This is a good post. The first thing that I do when I'm not feeling like mylotting is that I will check out my emails and respond to family and friends first. Afterwords i usually feel more like mylotting. I never really have to force myself to mylot b/c most of the discussions seem to be pretty interesting. Esp. when people are talking about an interesting subject. Wow, one just now came to mind so I must get ready to post it......... Anyways yes, mylot is becoming more like a job but it's a very enjoyable one. I know that I don't have to do it not unless I want to. So I try to set a few goals daily. I figured out if we stay here at mylot and keep posting about five or six hours. It usually comes out to about 1.00 us dollar. So at month's end, it should be at least 30.00 dollars which isn't too bad for something that ur just doing as a pasttime.....What do you think? As for eating chips, I do like to eat them sometimes but not too often. If you eat about ten chips, that's about a hundred calories right there. Can you just imagine how quickly you'd pack on the pounds if you ate a whole big bag of chips?....I find that drinking protein shakes are better for me. They help me to build muscle and they seem to give me the energy that I need to maintain here at mylot..... It also remind me of a milkshake but without all the calories..... Maybe you should try to switch up to drinking them...... Please add me as a friend if you don't mind. Thanks and happy mylotting...... E.

yes it is my 2nd job.. aside from my work... and even sometimes im not in the mood still ill do mylotting... then my mood will be back again..

There are days when I don't MyLot and I don't force myself. I figure that when I have something to say MyLot will still be there for me.

just like you, sometimes it took me a lot of time to comment in a discussion. it seems that my mind is not yet focus here. well, i just don't force myself to do so because i also can't think well whenever i'm not in the mood to post. i just visit other site's or do some research about job employment or just a have a break so that whenever i return to mylot again, then i can give comment to every discussions that i'm interested to respond

Yes, there are times that I am not really in the mood in replying to some of discussions. I just browse some of the new discussions that I wanted to read and response to, but most of the time..when I am not in the mood I just log out and comes back an hour when I read some new and interesting topics on some of the interest.It just sad when I wasn't able to post in a day and found out I have 0.00 earning,

Well, if your mind is tired to type, I suggest you rest for a while even if your body is itching to do mylotting. There are times when we experience a sort of "block" when writing, so just take it easy. As for me, if I can't post on a certain topic, I just go through my interests once again and see if there are posts that would be "easier" to reply to. Sometimes I read posts with no responses yet and see if I could give my two-cents worth in any of the topics presented. I just browse and browse then reply if a topic, even if it's located on page 4, seems interesting to me.

I usually start my day with a few sites and then I check my email and see who asking those important questions, like you. I don't force myself to mylot, sometimes I don't feel like answering questions but I do it anyway, since we are all trying to help each other I think about the other person and then I just start typing.

when i'm not in the mood to participate in any discussion, i try to choose a topic that really interests me so i get to share more. but it actually takes me a really long time just like you. i just really hope i'm always in the mood to participate so i could earn more here.

Hi Dear, Good question for discussion, Well to start with, I personally, don't participate if I don't have anything to add value to the discussion. This may be also because I am still new to this site, didn't really got the chance to explore it fully for other intrested topics. But I feel that there are lots of dicussions in which you can participate, but you may need to devote your time in finding them. As it seems that you are member of this community from quiet a long time, you would be better judge or advisor to new commers like me, to tell us about the way to explore this site. But really I am enjoying my time here and want to contribute to this site as much as I can.

I sometimes get blocks like that but it only takes like 1min to unclog it. But maybe because I've only been with myLot for a couple of days... Good luck in your myLot life!

Yes Im like that sometimes too, oh my I thought I was the only one! I see so many great responses too. Like right now, I have a hard time responding so I just took the time to think of what I can post myself to some few discussions, I might not be making sense now...lol.

if i am not in the mood to participate, i just read some of the questions then i go. this is just normal.

it depends on how busy i am. i like to post even just a few responses to see my money grow. i sometimes dont spend a lot of time on here, it just depends on the day. some days i only make a few cents, others i make more.

mylot is an escape to me. i write articles for other sites and when i am just passing the time or feel like chatting i go to mylot. it is fun to respond to some discussions. i genuinely like people and i like to hear people's opinions on stuff. here there are people from all over the world and that is really cool. i can't always start discussions because i sometimes get blank and don't know what to say. it is easier to respond.

I feel you on this. I actually took 3 weeks off from myLot because I had things to take care of and couldn't focus on responding or posting discussions. When I first started I could throw up topics left and right but then it's like I hit a writer's block and just didn't know what to say on here. I've posted maybe 2 discussions so far today and the rest has just been responses to others posts. Just because I don't really know what to write about. When I originally started on mylot it was a source of income and then I saw how little you make off of what you do and that too probably sparked my lack of motivation. It's been awhile since I joined and though I have taken a lot of time off I have yet to reach my first payout. It's sometimes a little discouraging for me too... I just try to tell myself I need to make some money so lets go discuss for a little bit in hopes I make that payout! Happy mylotting! :)

Hi,iskayz Yeah,I know how you feel.Just a few days ago,I was in the same mood,I just couldn't think of someting to post,couln't even comment on others' responses!But unlike you,I choose to leave mylot for a while because I don't want to force myself to do something that I don't want to do.I will try something else to have a break as it can help me find a way out this kind of mood. Have a nice day!