Helium Obsession
December 21st 2008 14:39
It crept up on me quietly. Unannounced, slinking in the back way, hiding in shadows and moving silently closer and closer until... bam! There it was. Helium obsession.
Yes, every morning, I find myself itching to point my browser at Helium and my list of articles. I need to see if my work has risen or dropped in the rating system. How many are at number one? How many have moved? Has that marketplace piece closed and been viewed yet? Will I sell it or will someone else's work be better?
It's an annoying situation. It's like an MMORPG: how close am I to level such-and-such? Is my toon cooler than the one next to me? Hah! I guess I should have seen it coming, really, in a system where any member can shuffle me up or down a place or two. It's addictive, it's uncontrollable and I rather enjoy it.
The only down-side is that it makes me wonder what's wrong with the ones that aren't highly considered. It makes me nervous to write on subjects where I'm not one hundred percent comfortable. I suppose this is a good thing, in some ways: it should encourage me to push myself. But then it's easier just to watch the ratings go up and down...
I need to get a grip.
Yes, every morning, I find myself itching to point my browser at Helium and my list of articles. I need to see if my work has risen or dropped in the rating system. How many are at number one? How many have moved? Has that marketplace piece closed and been viewed yet? Will I sell it or will someone else's work be better?
It's an annoying situation. It's like an MMORPG: how close am I to level such-and-such? Is my toon cooler than the one next to me? Hah! I guess I should have seen it coming, really, in a system where any member can shuffle me up or down a place or two. It's addictive, it's uncontrollable and I rather enjoy it.
The only down-side is that it makes me wonder what's wrong with the ones that aren't highly considered. It makes me nervous to write on subjects where I'm not one hundred percent comfortable. I suppose this is a good thing, in some ways: it should encourage me to push myself. But then it's easier just to watch the ratings go up and down...
I need to get a grip.
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Comment by moonglow
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Good luck with your ratings, but don't obsess over them.
Merry Christmas!