Do You Suffer from B.A.D.D.: Blog Attention Deficit Disorder?

I think I’ve developed a new disease: B.A.D.D., Blog Attention Deficit Disorder.**

Here are some of my B.A.D.D. symptons:

Loss of desire to read long blog posts, causing BBR (Back Button Reflux)
Read feedreader titles without clicking through to the post
Make short comments, if at all
An attraction to posts with visuals
Cravings for short and clearly written posts
A dislike of five dollar words (do not parade around in your mental underwear (h/t Theron Schlabach) edifying me with your vocabulary range. It’s risible.)
No desire to click links on every word in a sentence
Gag reflex when reading Latin ad nauseam
Suffer from WOTS– “Wall of text syndrome”, a condition brought on by small fonts, no breaks and no images. Since WOTS causes drowsiness, I cannot drive, operate heavy machinery, or do an open house, after reading.
Fear of carnivals

Is anyone else suffering from this disease? What are your symptoms?

* “King of Punk Art” Gary Panter is a renowned illustrator and underground comics artist who lives in Brooklyn. His many works include Frank Zappa album covers Studio Tan and Sleep Dirt. Since I am a Zappa fan, Gary made an exception and gave me permission to use his drawing for this post. Thanks again Gary. Oh yeah, the art featured is known as the FeedDemon illustration.

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**Not to be confused with B.A.D. Blog Addiction Disorder.

Kate Thomas

I am happy to hear that I am not the only one who sees a blog and scrolls past it or sees a blog and has an anxiety about having to read. Anytime I get anything that is more than a paragraph, I throw it away or throw it in t pending file slot. Thank you for sharing.

Peter Santiago

Thank the lord for google reader....lol.

Jonathan Dalton

> Anytime I get anything that is more than a paragraph, I throw it away or throw it in t pending file slot.

Maybe they make some real estate blog board books. We even can do an entire series devoted to fuzzy bunnies selling their own homes in spite of their zestimates.

Michelle DeRepentingy

LOL, is posting a sticky note on my monitor to "remind" me to log OUT of MyBlogLog, so I don't HAVE to leave comments a symptom?

Teresa Boardman

That explains why you have not been coming around much any more. What I notice is on a given day several blogs will write about the same thing. On those days I have far less to read. I do read sellsius. You guys are good.

sellsius

I think I caught this disease in Arizona ;) (but not in your neighborhood Jonathan).

Dan Green

Is "comment anxiety" a syndrome, too?

sellsius

It oughta be :)

Rhonda Porter

What's the cure? I'm not sure if I want it... ;)

John Lockwood

There's nothing wrong with my atten

Maureen Francis

I don't know if I have B.A.D.D. or B.B.S. (Blog Burnout Syndrome) I have all of the symptoms of B.A.D.D. exacerbated by just being plain old too busy. What is the cure?

sellsius

I'm not sure, Maureen. I'm going for a drive :)

Maureen Francis

The drive is the solution! So smart.

Hard Money

I don't think I suffer from BADD but my posts are short... ;) I am still cracking up at your Lyndsay Lohan / redfin and cartoon pic from your recent post over at Bloodhound. too funny. -J

Sohbet

Thanks for very interesting article. btw. I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. It’s interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else’s point of view… makes you think more. So please keep up the great work. Greetings

Bayerischer Wald

Thanks for very interesting article. btw.
I really enjoyed reading all of your posts.
It’s interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else’s
point of view… makes you think more. So please keep up the great work.
Greetings.