My, oh my, doesn’t that sound like a title filled with anarchy. It seems like the blogosphere is getting a little upset over children returning to school and buses passing them by. That, or I just have an eye for posts that have such violent and angry overtones. I’m not usually one to include a curse word in the titles of my posts either, but Jason’s post title just caught my eye and I couldn’t help myself. In any case, here’s what I’ve been reading this week.

Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online asks if you are sabotaging your goals. As you know, I’ve been exploring the very concept of goal-formation lately, telling you why you need to develop S.M.A.R.T. goals, but Sharon reminds us that we could be over-thinking the whole issue. In her own words: “If you are constantly worried about the time it will take you to do something, you can spend more time worrying than doing, with the predictable result.“

Etienne Teo, like most other bloggers, makes money online (in part) through Google Adsense. In an effort to avoid getting banned, Etienne dishes out 22 mistakes that you never would have known could violate Google Adsense. There are some obvious ones like “Never click your own ads”, but there are also lesser known mistakes like “Never let your ads launch in a new browser.”

four hour workweek, sixteen hour workday - nate whitehill

Nate Whitehill has been a very busy man. Ever since he produced the new theme for John Chow, Nate has been working around the clock producing more quality web designs for other folks (like Shoemoney). In this way, he’s not dealing with a four-hour workweek; instead, he’s got a sixteen hour workday. And you know what? He’s not complaining; he’s reveling in it.

HRWorld.com gives us 101 reasons freelancers do it better. I couldn’t agree more, because while freelance writing has its shortcomings, there are plenty of perks to being a freelancer too. Stick it to the man, make more money, and stay motivated. “Contrary to popular belief, freelancers and other people who work at home don’t sit around watching talk shows all day. There are, however, a few perks that come along with having a flexible work schedule.“

Jason of Foximus has a bit of a potty mouth, but he’s got an interesting point to one of his latest posts too. Jason asks if writing bullshit is good enough to keep your readers. I know that I’m guilty of putting in some filler posts from time to time, just to keep the blog active, but I select content that I feel will be of interest to my readers. Like video games. What’s your take on this? Do you prefer “bullshit” or a non-updated blog?