A few weeks ago I made a pledge to post every day for a year on HIVE.
Holy jumping beans, what have I done?
In some ways, it will be easy. I like being social online, and I'm always busy doing stuff. It struck me yesterday, as I was making a tomato kasoundi with the leftovers from a batch of turmeric, ginger and chilli oxymel (fire cider) that I do a lot with my days, because there's a tremendous amount I don't post about, like said batch of tomato kasoundi, or yesterday's surf followed by day drinking with a friend at her new house, or what's going on in Jamie's garage or plans with the van (oh yeah, must post about that).
In other ways, it feels self indulgent and I feel a terrible cringe about there being such a record of my life forever online. If I died tomorrow, I'm not sure how happy I will be for people to read over half my stuff, although there's some work I'm immensely proud of, like my poetry and fiction.
I like to think that I post writing of some kind of value here, although of course that's subjective. I know some people would rather swim in piranha infested waters rather than read the kind of stuff I write, and likewise I couldn't bear to read about Splinterlands, though I love how people love it and think it's done wonders for the chain.
Somehow, we all fumble along in this crazy Hive universe, sharing our lives and loves and losses and gains. It's nice to be part of something that is so communal. Would I stay if the rewards disappeared? I'm not sure. But as many of the old timers would say, that's just an added bonus. One day it might be worth something, we hope, but I'm not entirely sure that's the only thing that keeps us here.
Despite all it's flaws, we ARE still here, and that says alot. We have seen waves and troughs, dramas and hissy fits, ethically dubious behaviour and down right scullduggery, we have lost great people and gained a heap of fabulous ones, we have formed friendships and gained a few haters as well, I'm sure. But, we are still here.
Still writing.
Whether it's cathartic, a need to express myself and connect, an addiction or a bad habit, a tendency to word vomit or a feeling I'm doing my bit for the Hive ecosystem, I am excited about my 365 posts plan. I hope you wont get too bored of me, and join me for the ride.
Thank goddess for Peakd post scheduling.
With Love,
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When I started on steemit I laid out 90 days of posts and made each one. But I've not succeeded in the over 4 years in writing every day. Many days have 2 or sometimes 3 posts. There might even be a day or 2 with 4 posts. But not every day.
But I read all your posts and always enjoy them. So I vote for go for it!
I LOVE that you posted this!! And have had an endless voice on my shoulder (YOURS!!) squawking away every sinlge day I DON'T post "One Good Thing". Urgh. I have struggled not with the idea of daily posting, but that voice telling me I set myself up to fail.
OK - RENEWED VIM & VIGOR it is!!
Yes YOU CAN. Yes I CAN.
On it!!! x
Ahahah oh and like a dickhead I scheduled this for wrong day so now I posted twice in a day, so does that mean I have to write an extra one?
No judgement from me babe. I loved your One Good Thing but I don't think anyone should make promises and beat themselves up when they can't fulfil it. I'm more than prepared to fail 😂😂😂 And you write the most beautifully perfect posts that WHENEVER and HOWEVER you post them is just Hives luck!!!! Xxxx
You can do it! What I came to realize is that I’ll be posting and sometimes it’s only a 15 minute chunk of my day what I write about such as a few photos and some words about the crazy thing I saw or it could be the 4 hour hike or fishing trip we took. Either way, if someone is interested they will read it, if not they won’t. You don’t have to divulge every detail and there’s largely the other 23 hours of the day that are all your own and nobody knows what went on there.
Just how I think about sharing a snip of the day!
I think I just crossed 400 days in a row, unsure specifically lol. December 27th 2020 was when I started and haven’t missed a day yet since. Hope I don’t ruin my streak now hahah
yeah it can get a bit obsessive!! After that long it would be hard to miss a post or ruin the streak!!!
I'm sure you can do it, the question is: would you enjoy it enough to keep doing it?
I have had a serious streak, back in my early days ( starting November 2017 ), but back then I needed it, as some kind of therapy and to proof myself ( I felt ).
Knowing that you and I are alike ( in many ways ), due to almost sharing a birthday,
I suspect that you might lose the fun of it, after a while.
Anyhow, I don't want to discourage you and am curious whether you will keep this up. It sure is a challenge! :<)
xx
Well that backward psychology might just work. You think I can't??? Watch this.
Ahaha I know exactly what you mean. I think I can rely on post scheduling so I can get little breaks!! It's more fun spending time here than rest of internet...
True that!
I forgot about scheduling. To be honest, I am more of a posting in the moment kind of guy, so I hardly ever schedule a post. It sure works for / helps for daily posting though :<)
It does. I always have so many projects going on, sometimes it's easy to just load the photos first so I remember to write about it, then I sit down and just write a few posts at once and schedule them! I think once you've been on HIVE for a while you learn those tricks, right?
Oooook! Some serious challenge here!
I don't know if you will actually make it (although I am pretty sure that you can, because you are unstoppable like a river flows), but I am excited to read more and more and more :)
No don't read my drivel every day ... There's far better things to do with your time ahaha!!
Hahaha! I will :)
So how do you deal with the leap year? 364 and THAT HALF???? Really you committed to that? You can be sure many of us LOVE your posts as long as you LOVE writing E.V.E.R.Y S.I.N.G.L.E DAY
Awwwwww thanks!!! I think I have done about three accidental two in a day woopsies so that will fix the 364.. actually I have no idea what I'm talking about. I did t even know it was a leap year ahaha
Good luck, I am sure you can do it!
I broke at 72 days but we are far from alike at our writing background :)
72 days is a stellar effort!!! I might have to change how I write to make it!!
That's a big challenge.
I've only been here for months but so far it's been a great experience. The rewards are part of the incentive of course but there is also a whole sense of well-being that comes with being able to not only express me but to feel part of a community, as you said.
I wish you luck in your challenge. And I hope to congratulate you on achieving it at the end of the year!
Thanks. Oh yes it's so therapeutic! I love the connections here too. Glad you are here!
Now that's a great challenge and pretty sure you can do it :) All the best!
Haha I can try. I also have to keep up with comments like this AND go read your post which I have forgotten to do! Sorry!