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The fact that many would-be internet marketers take up station at
end of a full working day is also cause for concern. For many, working day is already far longer and more stressful than ever before, and returning home to even more work can be infinitely more stressful, especially when partners are involved (or rather, NOT involved) and may not understand both motivation and time required to generate returns online.
The learning curve can be very steep for internet ventures. Not only is there requirement to be creative in generating something new and unique, but technicalities involved can be demanding, even for those with moderate or better computing skills. Web authoring, website promotion and campaign management are all relatively specialized skills that take time and effort to learn, sometimes keeping even most family conscious internet marketer at computer until small hours (and beyond). When you add in international dimension and emails (and potentially calls) arriving at all hours, potential for extra stress is considerable.
However, perhaps biggest danger for would-be internet marketers (and perhaps easiest to ignore) is requirement to give body some appropriate fuel from time to time. Vast numbers of population (in fact, virtually everyone) are already undernourished (if overfed!) as a result of eating poor quality food with low, if any, nutritional value.
As an example, US now consumes so little food containing omega-3 fatty acids, which can't be made by body, that in 25% of population, blood levels are so low they can't be measured. given that this is a major component of brain and nerve tissue, is it any wonder that psychological and psychiatric "disease" are on increase?
It is easy to head straight for computer without considering eating first, then to spend all night there without budging, or worse, snacking on "non-foods" that are a principle cause of all chronic disease today. Few who have seen film "Supersize me" would be prepared to argue that fast-food is an appropriate form of nutrition, let alone "good for you"! Neither are chips, cakes, pastries, sweets or virtually anything else that comes in a packet, box or cellophane wrapper, and none is a substitute for a healthy, home-prepared and nutritionally diverse meal.
Of course, a further danger of such unhealthy eating, combined with prolonged periods of inactivity is ever-increasing American waistline. Those who are sat at a computer are (generally speaking, for non-contortionists) not, at that time, physically active. Spending all night online when one could be otherwise engaged exercizing (either alone or with a "partner"!) is unlikely to help you maintain even a current level of fitness, let alone lose weight or get fitter.
Internet marketing is a "softly, softly catchee monkey" game. The trick is to ensure you are still around and able to hold monkey when he is caught! That means taking responsibility for your health and doing what you can to both maintain and improve it.
