74% blogging addicted. And you?
Blogging | Posted by Jannie on 5 July 2009 @ 12:01 PM 57 Comments
Yep, this Blogging Addiction Survey claims I’m 74% addicted. How ’bout you? Takes about a minute to fill out. [EDIT: After you finish the 14 questions you can ignore the "Okay, Sign me up" and click the "no thanks, take me to my quiz results."]
To me that survey feels more like entertainment than legitimate concern for a potentially serious and debilitating addiction, but this survey from The Center For Internet Addiction (Net Addiction,) seems like the real deal; it suggests I may “surf the Web a bit too long at times but I have control over my usage.” Yep, sounds like me.
Net Addiction also cites additional quizzes and useful links for Internet addiction recovery and treatment resources.
So? You addicted too?
photo credit: digital digressions
On 5 July 2009 at 12:41 pm sheila said,
Well that was interesting, lol. I got 62%. I think I shaved a couple percentage points by NOT blogging about it. ha ha.
sheila’s last blog post..The Day Before Today.
On 5 July 2009 at 12:41 pm sheila said,
Holy crap! I was #1? I’m numba onnnnnnnnne I’m numba onnnnnne! lol
sheila’s last blog post..The Day Before Today.
On 5 July 2009 at 12:47 pm Positively Present said,
I was 64% addicted which was actually a surprise to me considering I spend almost all of my time blogging, reading blogs, thinking about blog ideas, and fantizing about someday reaching blogging fame (whatever that is). Hahaha. This was a fun little quiz to take and it’s good for me to think about how much effort I put into blogging. I don’t know about you, but I get so much out of it that I don’t mind putting so much into it! I love the comic too. So funny and true!
Positively Present’s last blog post..100 ways to live in the moment
On 5 July 2009 at 12:48 pm Positively Present said,
PS – I think I’m in the same boat as Sheila. By not blogging about the blogging addiction I think we managed to keep our percentages lower!
Positively Present’s last blog post..100 ways to live in the moment
On 5 July 2009 at 1:11 pm G said,
I was only 52%, which is surprising, because usually I’m a lot worse that.
G’s last blog post..G’s Adventures? Now! (3)
On 5 July 2009 at 1:37 pm Lynn said,
I am 62% addicted. Hmmm. Well – I am glad to be addicted and do not plan to stop.
Lynn’s last blog post..Happy 4th!
On 5 July 2009 at 1:48 pm Vered - MomGrind said,
I did the survey but then they wanted me to sign up in order to see the results… no thanks.
Vered – MomGrind’s last blog post..Truth In Advertising
On 5 July 2009 at 2:32 pm Mike Goad said,
60% – and there’s a small print link that lets you bypass the sign-up.
I actually think I’m less addicted than that as, in May, we were away from internet for over half the month and I had no withdrawal symptoms at all. My wife, on the other hand, really missed it for a while.
Mike Goad’s last blog post..Blogging Milestone
On 5 July 2009 at 2:40 pm Jannie said,
Hey, y’all!
Sheila, oh yeah, you number one in many ways. So… if you had answered that part you’d most likely be more like 74% I bet!
Hey Positively: Blogging fame is an all-consuming effort i bet, probalby take 2-3 years to get there, but I’d say you are well on your way. And yes, Dani, I get sooooo much out of it too – all you peeps’ love, self expression. Love it! And lol on the same thing you and Sheila said.
G: 52%, well that is pretty low indeed! Did you answer the part about you’d be blogging about your blogging addiction?
Lynn: Me neither – no stopping in sight for me, whee-hoo. TO infinity and beyond!
Vered: Sorry ’bout that, I’ll put in an edit to reflect that under the “Okay, Sign me up” line, off to the right it does say “no thanks, take me to my quiz results.” Good to know.
Hey Mike. I cannot imagine being without a computer for much more than half a day, yikes. Half a month, wow! Still, if I was gearing up for it and let everyone know I would be out of touch, I think I’d be more than fine with it! There was life before the Internet too, I’ve heard.
On 5 July 2009 at 3:04 pm Mama Zen said,
70% addicted!
Mama Zen’s last blog post..Crazy Train
On 5 July 2009 at 4:06 pm pouty lips said,
I am 47% addicted. Is that like being half a drunk?
pouty lips’s last blog post..PP Promotions – Live Free
On 5 July 2009 at 6:13 pm Thomma Lyn said,
hehehe, hilarious cartoon!
I was 48% addicted to blogging. True, I don’t blog as much as I did a couple of years ago, but these days, I’m tweeting and Goodreading and Facebooking, too — so does that make me even more of an online addict overall?
xxx ooo
Thomma Lyn’s last blog post..Garden Goodness
On 5 July 2009 at 6:17 pm Eileen said,
Great quiz!!! LOL
I was 78% addicted. Beat you!!!!!!!!
Eileen’s last blog post..Fourth of July at the House of Nerds
On 5 July 2009 at 8:30 pm Caity said,
Oh crap. I’m 94% addicted.
Caity’s last blog post..Stop thinking!
On 5 July 2009 at 8:30 pm G said,
Yeah, I answered that I wouldn’t be blogging about my blogging addiction.
A blogger blogging about their blogging addiction….can you just picture the post title?
“A Blog Post By A Blogger, Blogging About His Blogging Addiction, On Blogspot”
Alliteration, it’s a good thing.
G’s last blog post..G’s Adventures? Now! (3)
On 5 July 2009 at 10:00 pm Davina said,
Hi Jannie. I did this survey a couple of months ago on Blogging Without A Blog and my result was 32%. Just now I did it again — proof that I’m nuts and/or addicted
and the new score is 51%. Oh oh. I’m not worried though. I’m having loads of fun, my work IS getting done and I’m still spending time with friends. That’s odd that some are being asked to subscribe to see their results. That didn’t happen in my case.
Davina’s last blog post..On the Edge of Being
On 5 July 2009 at 10:04 pm Lance said,
Jannie,
I refuse to take the test…in fear of what it might say!!
So, we’ll just go with 33.33%, since that number works for me, here…
I’m 100% positive that your presence on the Internet has made the whole wide world a better place – of that, I have no doubt!
Lance’s last blog post..Sunday Thought For The Day
On 5 July 2009 at 11:07 pm Talon said,
Got 35% so I guess I’m not a blogging/blog addict…YET!
Talon’s last blog post..Green eggs and ham?
On 6 July 2009 at 1:00 am Barbara Swafford said,
Haha Jannie,
I KNOW I’m addicted to blogging. Fortunately I also find time for my real life. Striking a balance is key – something I continue to work on.
I was just thinking, I have a long list of things I should be doing, but instead I’m visiting blogs.
Yep, I’m addicted.
Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..How Writing Catchy Titles May Hurt Our Blog
On 6 July 2009 at 1:51 am Cooper Green said,
I’m 51% addicted. I have controlling interest in my addiction, and that’s all that matters.
Cooper Green’s last blog post..This Economy Claims Another Victim
On 6 July 2009 at 2:37 am Adrenalynn said,
These surveys don’t work at all for me, because I can’t answer the questions truthfully – as evidenced by my score: 39%. As if
Adrenalynn’s last blog post..Random thoughts on a Saturday night that nobody’s going to read anyway because everyone’s too busy having a life.
On 6 July 2009 at 2:39 am Shay said,
I am 54% addicted, according to that survey.
Shay’s last blog post..Girl In Flame
On 6 July 2009 at 3:44 am J.D. Meier said,
Denial is the first sign, right?
I like Mike’s point that you can test your withdrawal symptoms.
That’s a perfect comic!
J.D. Meier’s last blog post..June 2009’s Most Popular Posts
On 6 July 2009 at 8:54 am Tom Volkar / Delightful Work said,
I’m only 52% addicted to blogging and proud! Guess I better take off a few more days to get clean.
Tom Volkar / Delightful Work’s last blog post..What’s Your Main Thing?
On 6 July 2009 at 9:30 am Jannie said,
Well, well, well, well, well, well, well. (You can call that seven big holes in the ground.)
Mama Z: I am shocked and amazed by your high count. But I beat ya, ha! A grand addiction honor.
Pouty Lips: Would that be 1.5 sheets to the blogging wind? (Instead of 3.)
Thomma Lynn: I would say you are just perfect as you are. After all, you have to market yourself and your writing. And doing a great job of it.
Eileen: Wow, the first one to beat me. And thanks a bunch for popping by. Great to meet you.
Caity: 94%! You’re the winner, yay!
G: A blogger with that title might well get a lot of traffic from a post like that.
Davina: Oh no, up to 51%
I actually got a 75% last week on this. Weird.
Lance: Is that 33.3 repeating? And ah shucks on that last thing you said, that made me feel all warm & fuzzie.
Talon: Nope, you’re pretty tame indeed. Can I check back with you on this in 6 months? In a year? Bet you’ll be up to a whopping 36%.
Barbara: Many of us are very very happy that you’re addicted, we get so much out of your classroom. Which reminds me, I should go over there to your blog and search “blog addiction.” I bet I’d find some good stuff.
Cooper: Hey, welcome! lol on the controlling interest. Hope you never slide to less than 51%.
Adrenalynn: I was brutally frank on myself with my answers. And maybe you were too.
Shay: 54% is way under conrol. You must be a bastion of balance.
J.D. Denial, more than just a river in Egypt. More than a million computer clicks away.
Tom: There is help – come here each and every day where we shall all chat about being addicted. Or join an addiction forum we all get addicted to.
And now, I’m off to hit the Stumble Button until the cows come home.
On 6 July 2009 at 10:39 am Tammy said,
Hey Jannie
I just took that blogging test and ha ha I am 74% addicted to blogging too………….expect for I don’t think it was accurate……….closest alcoholic will say, “aaay I don’t really drink that much, I can lay it down at anytime.”
On 6 July 2009 at 10:48 am Dot said,
54%
Dot’s last blog post..My Mother Has Passed
On 6 July 2009 at 11:06 am John Hoff - WpBlogHost said,
I scored a 58%. Does that mean I failed? hehe
Interesting. It’s probably pretty accurate for me.
On 6 July 2009 at 11:24 am TheWeyrd1 said,
I’m 48% addicted according to that first website and regarding the other survey:
“You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.”
I still choose LIVE human being contact over the virtual world when given the option…or when I seek it out…heh.
TheWeyrd1’s last blog post..Wednesday’s Wine – Harlow Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
On 6 July 2009 at 11:43 am Jannie said,
Tammy: We’re twins!! I can stop anytime too (Yeah, right.) But I wouldn’t want to. Why would I? Oh. Yeah. Maybe to do the dishes once in a while.
Yay, Dot took the survey. 54%. You are so not addicted, good on ya mate. What’s addicted, anyway?? What do these numbers mean. Diddly. (I think.)
Hey John, I have no idea what the numbers actually mean. I just know I’m more addicted than you, and pretty-much everybody, ‘cept for Caity.
Weyrd1″ You and I tied on that second survey, I thought it was quite apt. Real Life Friends, I had those. Once.
On 6 July 2009 at 11:47 am Paige said,
I’m 74%, we must be twins or something.
I may have to try that “live blogging” thing some weekend or other….
I didn’t do any other survey as I am at working–WORKING (cann’t you tell? Never mind don’t tell)
Paige’s last blog post..Ugly – Bugly
On 6 July 2009 at 3:00 pm wade said,
I am not sure but apparently I taste like “mesquite chicken” to a cannibal.
On 6 July 2009 at 4:22 pm Diane C. said,
Fun post! I’m surprised the survey said I’m only 65% addicted. My kids made up a song about my blogging habits. I originally started blogging to connect with family, but found it’s so much more than that.
Diane C.’s last blog post..Cactus Monday – Purple
On 6 July 2009 at 5:14 pm karyn said,
I got 40%.
And now that I posted in my blog, visited all the blogs I visit… back to my room to watch Twilight.
On 6 July 2009 at 7:47 pm Momisodes said,
ROFL! My husband just walked by the computer and noticed me taking the quiz and he said, “if it says anything less than 100%, it’s WRONG!”
I scored an 85%. See? I’m not so bad
p.s. LOL at the comic! I’ve totally said that to friends.
Momisodes’s last blog post..What I learned from being poked
On 6 July 2009 at 8:17 pm Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment said,
I am 65% Addicted, apparently. Internet addiction is an all too real demon of mine, but I’ve been fighting it valiantly in the past few weeks.
BTW, I absolutely love that cartoon. That’s hilarious, because it’s true in some cases.
On 7 July 2009 at 12:13 am Patricia said,
I am addicted to writing…could not make myself take the quiz, I just block out times in the day to blog read, or write,or do stumble or twitter…All day Tuesday I write.
I am a bit more worried because I will be gone for 3 weeks, will my blog vanish? Get funky? will I have so many emails when I get home I will drown? None of that will happen because the Queen of Remodeling Patience will check in – and JD the cartoon enjoyer…..
I just need to let go….I will just put the words out there and go….
Mine is a full life – too much banking work in it today – all day writing tomorrow – YES!
Thank you Jannie for this another fun post to read and enjoy
Patricia’s last blog post..These Shoes Were Made for Walking
On 7 July 2009 at 2:37 am SnaggleTooth said,
Everything tends to take awhile on this ancient Puter with a slow connection…
I may be addicted, but details will wait until Day Off. 10 to 12 hour workdays are cutting into my surfing time! I shall return
SnaggleTooth’s last blog post..Independence
On 7 July 2009 at 8:22 am Cath Lawson said,
Hi Jannie – I got 60%, which is probably way too high but what’s a blogger to do? I was hoping Barbara would take the quiz too, as I wanted to know how addicted she was.
Cath Lawson’s last blog post..Why Michael Jackson’s Funeral Tickets Shouldn’t Have Been Free
On 7 July 2009 at 10:36 am Jannie said,
Bonjour! Jannie is back in blogging action after spending soem time on Club Penguin. Club Penguin?! Yep, more on that another time.
Paige: Triplets now with you Tammy and I. Live blogging? I wouldnt have the foggiest how to do that. But I would be willing to check into it.
Working, eh? I did that once.
Wade: You really did that other survey? The canibal one? I”ll have to try it.
Diane C: Hey, welcome back! Yes, it is very easy to veer off into all things bloggy once you see how many thing you can try. Livin’ it here!
Karyn: I’ve not yet seen Twilight, but I hear it’s very addicting. Only 40% — sounds pretty sane to me!
Momisodes: 85%, piece of bloggin’ cake. But your is to be expected, seeing as you’re a top blogger and all. Yes, I’ve totally told friends to check out my blog too, instead of telling them my latest.
Hey Trey! Good to see ya again. Internet does seem to be the thing of our times so how can we but fall prey to its many charms. Like Barbara says above – it’s a balance thing. Dittotes on that cartoon.
Patricia: I am so glad you’re addicted to writing, it’s a wonderful thing to create what did not previously exist. Are you nuts about your blog vanishing whilst you are across the pond?!? We all love ya and will all be here when you return, Silly.
Hey Snag: You on dial up? My puter’s 5 years old now, this laptop. Thought I’d be charmed to sneak a fifth year out of it. And now I’m going for number 6! Maybe 7? Hey, I just might do it! I’ll see.
Hey Cath: 60% is not too bad I think. I actually re-did the survey inputting the lowest figures possible and I still came up with 18%. My guess is Barbara is high on the charts, but we wouldn’t want her any other way, would we?!
On 7 July 2009 at 12:10 pm Ching Ya said,
Ha! I got 54% but wasn’t all that convinced. =P
Sadly it didn’t ask “Do 80% or more of your daily tasks/thoughts are about blogging?”, the answer I’m gonna give gotta shoot me up to 90% for sure. lol..
Well, it’s a fun quiz, but also a reminder for us to stay healthy with a balanced life. Yes?
Great to be here again. Take care Jannie! ^^
@wchingya
Social/Blogging Tracker
Ching Ya’s last blog post..16 Misconceptions About ‘Serious’ Blogging
On 7 July 2009 at 3:22 pm MiaHysteria said,
Seriously, I’m too scared to take the test. LOL.
LOVE the cartoon.
MiaHysteria’s last blog post..Not Me Monday ~ 7-6-09
On 7 July 2009 at 7:55 pm MiaHysteria said,
I just had to come back and tell you…
My hubs and I were discussing this situation (hope you don’t mind the link): http://debbie61497.blogspot.com/2009/06/seriously.html
He told me, “You are way too into this whole blogging thing”.
Yep.
MiaHysteria’s last blog post..Not Me Monday ~ 7-6-09
On 7 July 2009 at 11:11 pm Rose said,
I was 67% addicted. I’m slipping. lol
On 8 July 2009 at 12:31 am Robin said,
I got 55%, which I think is inaccurate because it has taken over my whole life. The cartoon resonates.
Robin’s last blog post..Counterclockwise, by Ellen Langer
On 8 July 2009 at 1:10 am Liara Covert said,
Jannie, its wonderful to raise awareness about the variety of communication means available. As one moves from talking and writing to telepathy, one realizes the familiar physical computer is slowly becoming obsolete.
Liara Covert’s last blog post..Relate to the kind woodcutter?
On 8 July 2009 at 4:57 am Natural said,
70% addicted for me. i guess i can live with that. as long as the number is too high. i need to go be addicted to something else, but i enjoy blogging when i do it.
Natural’s last blog post..I am conductor, hear me cook
On 8 July 2009 at 7:53 am LisaNewton said,
Ok, I hit 71%, which I’m okay with. I know I tend to read too many blogs, but there are so many good ones to see and learn from. And there are also ones that help me start the morning with a smile, like this one.
Thanks, Jannie.
LisaNewton’s last blog post..Having Fun in the Sun at Cabrillo Beach
On 8 July 2009 at 8:20 am Evelyn Lim said,
The test sounds like fun! However, I know that I don’t need it to know that I am addicted. However, my addiction has decreased somewhat gradually since last year. Like Barbara, I try to strike a balance.
Evelyn Lim’s last blog post..Love The Man In The Mirror
On 8 July 2009 at 10:39 am suzen said,
Fun test! I got 63% but it feels like it should be higher – maybe I lied? haha! I know I have a really hard time being up at the lake off and on during the summer with no internet access there – makes me positively NUTS cuz I fall so behind on blogging it takes me days of on line to get back to “normal” before I up and go away again.
suzen’s last blog post..Public Enemy Premier in the Northwoods
On 8 July 2009 at 11:00 am Jannie said,
Well hi, Peeps! It’s summer (just in case you haven’t noticed yet.) I hadn’t really until today. Noticed, that is. Woke up with a massive realization that boom — winter has gone. The cicadas are rasping their droning Texas tune.
All that aside… I turn my heart and head now to… Whom?…
Ah, Ching Ya, but I need to switch to my laptop as this keyboard has 10 keys that stick. Brand new QWERTY board too – what did I expect for $7.99?
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So now I’m on my laptop, and through the wonder of Wordpress technology was able to infiltrate this comment. Cool, eh?
Yes, yes, indeed.
Ching Ya: lol on the 80% of your thoughts revolve around blogging. I think blogging is just so much fun, it pulls you in. And how can connections and sharing of minds and hearts be a bad thing? Unless you forget ot pay your electricity bill and the power gets chopped. (But that’s only happened to me once. hee hee.)
Hey Sweet Mia. Great to see you, as always! And again, love your new gravatar showing your pretty face, paints such a better picture than the old one that showed basically just your forehead. Not that your forehead was not absolutely dazzling as far as foreheads go, great to have a smile to go with it. Too afraid to take the blogging addiction quiz eh, lol.
Mia again, hey I finally moderated your comment. Read that post by Finding Normal. What a heartbreak. I bet that doctor better have a darned good reason, like somebody in his very very immediate family just died and he has to go to the funeral – otherwise that’s just a sin. Unbelievable. Unreal. I’ll have to take a minute now, before I continue with these comments…
Okay… switcing gears, which happens a lot in the blogging world, as we go from joy to heartbreak from the things we read.
Okie, dokie.
Rose @ 67%. Slipping because you wish you were more addicted or less?
Robin: Really – taken over your whole life? Cool!! You’re on the right track, Girl!
Liara: Telepathy, cool. That will save a lot of money in expensive computers and all that go with them. Not to mention phone bills will be non-existent. No lost calls either. The possibilities are endless. Will be a shiny day with us all vibrating up high.
Natural: I love blogging too! I’m probably less addicted now than months ago, balancing it out with other life things.
Hey Lisa. Have you discovered Stumble Upon – talk about lots of interesting blogs to read. I just love blogging. A whole new consciousness I never knew existed. Long live blogging!!
Evelyn: Cool! I think as you get deeper into blogging you settle on an amount that’s right for you, learning what’s important to you and doing it Your Way.
Suzen: I totally know what you mean about feeling you’ve fallen behind. I get kind of antsy feelign when I don’t get around and read Every Post of Every Blogger I follow. But I’m probably going to have to learn to let that feeling that go, if I’m not able to keep up as I wish.
Cool Beans!
Off to Club Penguin now, to play with Kelly. Seriously!
On 8 July 2009 at 2:12 pm Jewel/Pink Ink said,
The cartoon reminds me of my husband. He reads my blog faithfully, but doesn’t comment (he says to give me my space which I think is sweet), but when I want to talk about something I say, “Have you read my blog post?”
I USED to be addicted to blogging. Now…not so much anymore.
Jewel/Pink Ink’s last blog post..Sparkling Summer
On 8 July 2009 at 5:45 pm Patricia said,
I am trying to write for the architect and the material is dry I am reading – I didn’t need a cup of tea – I needed a read at Jannie’s
Thank you
Patricia’s last blog post..Creative, Creativ, Kreativ
On 9 July 2009 at 2:10 pm Tess The Bold Life said,
Yes I’m addicted. Don’t need to take the test. And I love the cartoon. That’s the next step after texting vs talking. Oops am I showing my age here!
Tess The Bold Life’s last blog post..The Power of Focus
On 9 July 2009 at 4:36 pm Jannie said,
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
Hey Jewel: I’m not sure if my hubby reads my blog anymore or not, I forget to ask him. I should set it again as our family computer’s homepage instead of Google. What’s Google, anyway??
Patricia: So glad I could aid you in your hour of need.
Tess: Believe it or not, I have never ever texted. But Kelly has.
On 10 July 2009 at 3:56 am SnaggleTooth said,
What a long week!
My Puter is 8 years old! An up-graded Sony Vaio-
Yes dail-up, 15/month (Cheap)!
Im only 48% addicted to blogging!
You win!
SnaggleTooth’s last blog post..Award
On 20 July 2009 at 7:26 am Jannie said,
Snag: And a fine achievement it is. Being so addicted.
My laptop is 5 years old. You win on longevity!