I’ve written before about ways to more efficiently check certain stats but how do you know if you are a stat junkie and check too often to begin with? Well I’ve compiled a somewhat commical list below to help you discern whether you are or not. You’ll never be a successful part-time blogger if you check your stats too much.
10. Your Google Adsense “Last Login” timer never reads more than 30 minutes.
9. You can tell me right now who your top referring link is.
8. You know the IP address of your last visitor.
7. You’ve worn out the S, I, T, E, M, and R keys on your keyboard.
6. You’ve worn out the S, I, T, E, M, and R keys on your friends keyboard.
5. You can tell me how much you’ve earned from Google Adsense already today.
4. You’ve written about your best stat day on your blog, in the last 5 days
3. You know your best commentor by their Host Name
2. You don’t know your social security number but if anyone asks your unique visitors for the year, you’ve got that covered.
And the number one way you can tell if you’re a stat junkie.
1. You haven’t blogged in days because your still trying to figure out why so many visitors are coming from Reston, Virgina.
 Enjoy the top 10 reasons and feel free to share them with anyone. By the way, I was only able to compile this list because I am guilty of all of them.
[...] OK, I just had to post this here as well. I’ve been checking my stats a lot lately with running the Link to a Coconut Contest and decided it was time to fess up and make fun a little. So over at Blogging on Empty, my blog about how to be a successful blogger part-time, I wrote the Top 10 Signs you might be a stat junkie. [...]