Have any of you heard of EA Forum users reporting that they think they spend too much time on the forum, and want to find ways to cut back on their time spent here?
Personally speaking, there was a period of 1-2 months recently where I must have spent an average of 30 minutes per day or 3.5 hours per week on the EA Forum, and I felt this was a lot of time, possibly more than I wanted to. It’s nice to be able to get up to speed on the latest EA content and writing, but sometimes it cuts into my working time, and sometimes I wonder if it’s better I just pick up an EA-relevant book or paper that has stood the test of time more.
I wonder if others feel the same, and whether EAs need to be wary of how much time they spend on the EA Forum too, and find ways to cut back.
The Forum is definitely not designed like facebook. It tries to respect your attention, and doesn’t have little red badges constantly popping up. It’s geared towards long-form content instead of hits of novelty. I can see who comments on the Forum, and have occasionally noticed people who I thought could probably take more breaks. However I think more common are people who drift away from the Forum because it’s probably less engaging than ideal. I do think the Forum is much better for you than the obvious alternatives, and don’t want to force people to use more conscious effort to stay on the Forum.
Makes sense! I agree that it’s probably more common for people to drift away from using the forum rather than people using it too much, and therefore it is likely good to find ways to get people to come back for good long-form content here.
Have any of you heard of EA Forum users reporting that they think they spend too much time on the forum, and want to find ways to cut back on their time spent here?
Personally speaking, there was a period of 1-2 months recently where I must have spent an average of 30 minutes per day or 3.5 hours per week on the EA Forum, and I felt this was a lot of time, possibly more than I wanted to. It’s nice to be able to get up to speed on the latest EA content and writing, but sometimes it cuts into my working time, and sometimes I wonder if it’s better I just pick up an EA-relevant book or paper that has stood the test of time more.
I wonder if others feel the same, and whether EAs need to be wary of how much time they spend on the EA Forum too, and find ways to cut back.
The Forum is definitely not designed like facebook. It tries to respect your attention, and doesn’t have little red badges constantly popping up. It’s geared towards long-form content instead of hits of novelty. I can see who comments on the Forum, and have occasionally noticed people who I thought could probably take more breaks. However I think more common are people who drift away from the Forum because it’s probably less engaging than ideal. I do think the Forum is much better for you than the obvious alternatives, and don’t want to force people to use more conscious effort to stay on the Forum.
Makes sense! I agree that it’s probably more common for people to drift away from using the forum rather than people using it too much, and therefore it is likely good to find ways to get people to come back for good long-form content here.