Day of Rest

Pansy1

I’ m quite new to comping (maybe ten weeks or so ) and have been going at it full hell for leather I’m not long retired so have plenty of time , but I’ve just realised in the ten weeks, I won’t have gone a day without entering . Even on holiday I was managing thirty or forty a day.

My question is , do people take days off , or weekends off where they don’t comp at all ? Do you have set days off , or do you just do as you feel .
I think I might get burnout if I don’t get a bit more structured . Perhaps lots of people don’t take a day off either ?

hazyjo

I feel guilty if I don't 'comp' lol. I used to do them on holiday but now sometimes just glance through and enter what I fancy. I occasionally miss a day or two now and it does niggle but it's all about numbers with comping. I am very selective with what I enter, and think it's probably something like one in every 1500 or so that I may win something.

I never feel that I need a day of rest lol. Don't like those much. I feel bad that I entered two days ago for those ending Saturday and didn't get a chance to check today if more had been added.

There have been a couple of occasions where I stopped for a month or three. But it's been over 10 years now I think for me and it's not worn off completely yet!

Good luck! x

Pansy1

Thanks Hazyjo . Ten years for you , ten weeks for me and I’m talking about a day off
I think I’m probably thinking about it more like a job than the fun hobby it should be .

mjm3346

There are just a couple of proper dailies still running and depending on the prize I always do those - with any others I stay up to date by either entering them or bookmarking them for later - probably average less than 10 mins a day entering as not many tempt me. (I used to enter more and for 6 years averaged over 80 prizes a year and only had one month without receiving a prize)

Surfermom

I've also been comping just over 10 years. I never really have a day off, I do cut back when I'm away on holiday but if I've got internet I can not resist a little look at the board. I do usually drop the mag dailies when I'm away.

I comp by keeping up to date with the board as comps are posted so it's pretty easy to always go back to where I left off and catch up. I think when you've been comping for a while it just becomes part of your routine and doesn't feel like a chore. I think I'd feel a bit lost if I stopped.

sleepyjones

The thing with comping is it should be a hobby, not a full time job ... so just do it as and when you can be bothered. I think as soon as you start structuring your time or your life around it, then it becomes more of a chore.

I don't have any structure to it, If I can be bothered or if I'm bored I'll have a look and see what's available, if I can't be bothered or if I've got other things to do I'll do something else.

If you do decide to take a day off, the chances are you'll get bored and will go enter stuff anyway so I wouldn't set yourself rules, just go with the flow.

Pansy1

sleepyjones wrote: »

The thing with comping is it should be a hobby, not a full time job ... so just do it as and when you can be bothered. I think as soon as you start structuring your time or your life around it, then it becomes more of a chore.

I don't have any structure to it, If I can be bothered or if I'm bored I'll have a look and see what's available, if I can't be bothered or if I've got other things to do I'll do something else.

If you do decide to take a day off, the chances are you'll get bored and will go enter stuff anyway so I wouldn't set yourself rules, just go with the flow.

I think that's it. I'll just become a go with the flow comper. I guess us newbies just find out what suits our lifestyle after a while. Maybe with me just retiring I need to drop the work ethic a bit ! Thanks for the advice .:)

Blulu

Take a whole day off from comping?!?!?! Never! Unless I'm away and have no choice. I have cut down quite a lot on the number of comps I enter, but as sleepyjones says, it's a hobby. It's just a fun part of my life. If I can't comp, for any reason, I miss it. But there are times when life interferes with my comping for a short time. Then I just play catch-up, when I can.

Personally,, I wouldn't overthink it. Try it and see if you like it. If you do, you'll find the structure that works best for you as you comp. If it ever becomes a chore, move on to something you would enjoy more.

GL and hope you win something lovely soon.

Blu XXX

Pansy1

Blulu wrote: »

Take a whole day off from comping?!?!?! Never! Unless I'm away and have no choice. I have cut down quite a lot on the number of comps I enter, but as sleepyjones says, it's a hobby. It's just a fun part of my life. If I can't comp, for any reason, I miss it. But there are times when life interferes with my comping for a short time. Then I just play catch-up, when I can.

Personally,, I wouldn't overthink it. Try it and see if you like it. If you do, you'll find the structure that works best for you as you comp. If it ever becomes a chore, move on to something you would enjoy more.

GL and hope you win something lovely soon.

Blu XXX

Thanks Blu ! I won a lawnmower after two weeks and that turned me into a comping frenzy maniac !!:rotfl:

I'll no doubt chill out soon XX

jonesMUFCforever

For me it varies - I sometimes get fed up of not winning (don't we all?) so stop sometimes for a week or so - I never comp whilst on holidays.
OH won a prize this week so I have started to do it again full pelt including some on Facebook which I had stopped a long time ago.

If you are doing it for enjoyment carry on - if it becomes a chore find something else to do for a few days and then go back.

Good luck!

Pansy1

Thanks everyone ! Looks like the main message is not to make it a chore . No days off for me yet then