Curious what is your routine here on mylot?

@moirai (2978)
Philippines
September 11, 2026 7:33pm CST
I ask because, as someone who disappears from mylot for months at a time , I have a particular routine when I come back... . I create a new discussion first before I go and respond to other discussions. I do this because, from my experience, some (perhaps not all) follow me back to my profile after I've responded to their post or response, etc., and try to leave me a response on my post/s. So I want to at least ensure that they have one new discussion they can respond to, instead of just months-(or years)-old ones. If you've ever been gone from mylot for some time, do you do something similar? And on the rare occasion that I'm able to stay on mylot daily for some time, my routine is, of course, check notifications first, respond to those, and then look for at least about 10 discussions to respond to. (Fingers crossed. )
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@RasmaSandra (101969)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Sep
I make sure I get on myLot at least once a day do my notifications, respond to stuff and catch up with what everyone is doing,
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Yes, that is what I always hope to do. But I am a terrible at managing time and there are usually many other things that get in the way. And when I miss days, that would usually become weeks and months... ... ... Do you make your own post daily as well, or rarely?
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@RasmaSandra (101969)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Sep
@moirai I try to find something to post each day and only skip a day or two
@wolfgirl569 (142076)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Sep
I usually read first even when I have been gone. Then notifications.
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Do you make your own post when you return from being gone?
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@wolfgirl569 (142076)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Sep
@moirai After I have done everything else
@kareng (83563)
• United States
12 Sep
No set routine for me. I probably do it about half and half, just depends on the mood: read first or write first. And notifications in between!
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@kareng (83563)
• United States
14 Sep
@moirai I try to post at least once daily, but I have been very busy in the last couple of weeks. I need to try to get here more often!! I also try to read some discussions daily. A mixture of both.
@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Do you post often? Or more on responses to other's posts?
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@Shavkat (141971)
• Philippines
12 Sep
Nothing special. I used to be active here. Since life is becoming busier, I go here at random.
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Yeah. That's life. Understandable. More or less, how often are you able to come here nowadays?
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@Shavkat (141971)
• Philippines
19 Sep
@moirai I was planning to be here religiously. But then, I am puzzled why I cannot use my smartphone to open this site. It needs to be in front of the computer to access it.
@septabchips (2241)
• United Kingdom
12 Sep
I am a bit like that when I come back after being away for a while. I usually check my notifications first and respond to people who have interacted with me, then I browse through the newer discussions and join the ones that catch my attention. I do not really have a fixed number of posts I have to respond to though. Some days I get carried away and end up staying much longer than I planned!
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Yeah. The 10 is really just an arbitrary number I chose. Because there were times in the past when I would go through the 'Explore' categories and couldn't find posts that I wanted to respond to... (maybe I wasn't feeling up to it at that time). So I told myself, try to find at least 10 before you give up and log off!
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• United Kingdom
14 Sep
@moirai Haha, that makes sense. Ten is a good little target to give yourself, especially when you come back and there are so many discussions to choose from. And I know what you mean about Explore sometimes not giving you much to work with. Some days you scroll through it and wonder where everybody has gone.
@nawala123 (25203)
• Indonesia
12 Sep
i teach at school
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Nice! When do you insert mylot time? I am terrible at time management. I probably won't be able to do mylot at all if that were my job...
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@nawala123 (25203)
• Indonesia
13 Sep
@moirai i have some spare time and i do it for online activities
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@May2k8 (20221)
• Indonesia
12 Sep
Sometimes I don't have enough time to be on myLot; I might be focused on fixing something complex.
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
Ah. Of course. RL priorities.
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@valherma00 (6126)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
18 Sep
i usually respond to my notifications, then i make my discussion, then i visit other people's discussion and i usually do that in a day or two but this week, i was too much online, writing emails constantly so i didn't have time to respond to my lotters' discussions but i'm doing it now. i think your path is good too
@Wrexxo (10552)
•
12 Sep
Honestly never thought about starting a new discussion first before responding to others, that's actually smart thinking. I usually just check notifications first too and go from there. Good luck getting your 10 discussions in, hope mylot treats you well this time.
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@moirai (2978)
• Philippines
13 Sep
I just thought of doing that (making a new post) when I noticed that some people I 'interact' with (I responded on their post or comment, or they were active in a post I responded on, etc.) come to my older posts and make a new response... And then it was kind of embarrassing if that old (latest) post was like 6 months old or something like that. I just thought it better to prepare something newer for them at least. For example, right now, my post previous to this was in July, so 2 months ago. Although that one isn't so bad because it's about a movie that I still think about and look for reactions to to this day. But the post prior to that was in December, so about 9 months ago. And that one is obsolete because it's about a show that was coming to Amazon... but by today, they've already cancelled it (sadly) before they even started... Anyway, thanks for the good luck! Hopefully, I find my 10 interesting ones... after I go through the notifications.
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