It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1403,

getting lost in the Twitterverse and other misadventures by Dusty Arab with RoudyKittens.com,

and I'm just a maulic the guy that reads to you every single day of the year,

including weekends and holidays to help you live a more meaningful and positive life.

Today's post being from a guest writer on RoudyKittens. I'll tell you more about her after the reading,

so for now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

Getting lost in the Twitterverse and other misadventures by Dusty Arab with RoudyKittens.com

In late January, I had a meltdown, pretty much an epic episode which involved my entire life

going down the proverbial tube in a matter of days. My relationship was broken and lying on the

ground in a million pieces. I couldn't write, my confunction. How had I gotten here?

Well, it was a long series of events. Having become fully indoctrinated as a blogger and writer,

I found myself plugged in much more often. In September, I finally got a smartphone.

The perceived pressure was to respond to requests and comments immediately. Couldn't

miss an opportunity. Had to post frequently. Oh, can't forget the networking. I'd be Skyping

at least twice a week in order to maintain and develop an ever-growing group of acquaintances

and friends. Twitter needed me. Facebook too. Even after I turned off comments, the frequency I was

online, micromanaging my fledgling business was appalling. Never questioning my own ability to

handle the tides of the internet, I simply rode whatever wave came my way next. It was like the day

of surfing that never ended. That is, it didn't end until I was so utterly exhausted. I fell off my

board and started to drown. Six months of incessant connection, six weeks of attempting to recover.

That was so much time wasted I could have been working towards my goals, creating great work,

or spending time with friends. Instead, I spent it mostly at home in recovery mode,

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