@Gadrian wrote an article yesterday that tagged me in it talking about posting consistently. He had used HiveSQL to dig up a bit of data, finding that it had been 237 days of consistent posting without missing a day. That is a decent effort that not many people can claim having a run of, other than those automators.
@taskmaster4450 has a much longer run of 1213 days since last missing posting in a 24h period, which is incredible and he is likely only one of a handful that have ever posted so consistently. Though, he still has almost a couple years ahead of him to reach what Gadrian found, which is a run of 1868 days without missing a post.
Me!
According to HiveSQL, the last day I missed posting was the 16th of November 2017, which was toward the end of the first year I was on Hive, with my sixth Hive birthday coming up at the end of January 2023. And, while my memory isn't that great, I think there was a problem with the blockchain that prevented me from posting that day, though not completely sure. I feel though, that I haven't missed a day where I could have posted, since mid-2017. But, close enough :)
As I see it, consistency is required to do pretty much anything of value in this world, whether it be investing or in skill development. I try to get Smallsteps to understand this, but it is difficult for a six year old to grasp, that easy to achieve means that it likely isn't worth achieving.
When it comes to Hive, 1868 days of consistency, which is 266 weeks, or 5.13 years without missing a post has come at a cost, but I am also quite content that in all of that time, I haven't really slacked much or shitposted. While not everything is gold, there is enough quality in there that I can be happy with my efforts and know that the consistency isn't just over that time period, but also has held to my own standards of doing my best each day.
And this has been challenging to do, as during those five years, I have posted whilst in the midst of some of the most brutal moments of my life, and I have had plenty of brutal prior to this to compare it against.
One of the worst was when we had woken to Smallsteps having seizures, unresponsive and taken to hospital when she was a year and a half old. While in the hospital, there was little that could be done other than spending time together, but I would get away for an hour or so occasionally to write and it helped get some distance from the situation, reflect and process all that was bubbling within. And, I wrote everyday I myself was in hospital too, including a few hours after I had had a stroke.
I asked someone the other day that when we looked back at what we had written on Hive, whether we would wish we had added something different. While I am sure there are a lot of changes I might make, overall, Hive has become a record of the last six years of my life and explores the experience from multiple angles that are both positive and negative. Life is full of ups and downs and out of the 5,647 posts and 56,544 comments committed to the Hive blockchain, there is likely a pretty good representation of this period, as well as some reflections on my past experiences that happened before. While it can all seem very volatile;
A life is consistent.
No matter what happens to us and how much we change throughout our lives, we are always consistently "us". So much can happen that shifts what we think, what we believe and what we do, but most of our lives get lost between the day to day, the mundane. Even the most important parts that we say we will never forget, become ravaged by time and lost so that when we try to recall or retell them, they are no longer close to true to what happened or how we felt about them in that moment.
One of the key reasons that I have been so consistent on Hive is that I want to leave something for my daughter to read about our lives together and get a view of her own life through my eyes. I also want her to get a perspective on what she would never see as a child, as while she knows I work and work a fair bit, "work" is quite meaningless to her, as she doesn't understand what I do or why I do it. I believe that being able to look back into the past and get a sense of what lay beneath her childhood will help her in her own life too.
And, of course it helps me, as I believe that through writing and reflection, I end up a better person in general, a better parent for her and for myself. Better doesn't mean good, it just means not worse than I was prior - there is a very long way to go.
This is the last day of 2022 and a new calendar year begins tomorrow. But when we all wake up, nothing has ultimately changed. If we want something different, we have to do something different, but doing nothing will not keep life the same - it is always in flux, always shifting.
A new year is a good time to reflect on where we are and what has got us to this point and then, make a plan as to what we are going to do differently in the future or, whether we are happy doing what we have been doing still.
Personally, I am not happy doing what I have been doing, though some parts I am content to keep. Changes need to be made in my life and I am going to start getting back into the groove of what my own life philosophy has been for years. A bit at a time, everything changes.
And all of us change.
Taraz
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Taraz chronicles are really impressive.
I have been posting for 22 months( i think without a break).
There you go:
thank you
perhaps @gadrian can make a query and check :)
I have no idea how to use SQL.
That's crazy man, very admirable, respect! I wish you well on those upcoming changes, may you consistently change into your best version
Are you planning any shifts in behavior for 2023?
I'm already working on several changes that still haven't fully consolidated so I'll just stick with those, it's challenging enough as it is haha
I believe this would help her more to understand things a bit if she go through most of the post you've publish for years.
I hope that she can use some of it to improve herself and if struggling, to look back and help her overcome whatever she faces. Small things matter in difficult times.
That's quite incredible, posting daily for such a long time is admirable.
Hopefully, we can also try to be consistent if not this much.
I am amazed that I haven't screwed it up and missed more - there have been some close calls! :D
You posted during some very critical moments in your family's life. I understand why after you mentioned you want your daughter to see this when she grows up. Much like a journal that captures events and thoughts as they happen and before she can understand much of the world around her.
I think it gives me more purpose to post in some way, as I don't see it just for me or even for the audience that reads it today - it will have a purpose in 10 years from now.
First of all, I am very sorry for the illness experience you had to go through.
It is impossible to write with bots or compete with those who post automatically. One thing I don't understand is that people keep voting for these articles. The sincere and sincere, labor-intensive content written by people who post regularly on a daily basis is really important. There are also those who use this place like a diary.
There are those who use it like a blog, there are friends who use it like a portfolio.
I was touched to learn that you wrote some articles for your daughter to read. This must have influenced the softness of your writing. Let me be especially careful when I make comments so that maybe she will read them when she grows up in the future.
You are a very good father.
I wish you good health in the new year. 👏👏
A lot of the votes are autovotes too - so, they don't care what the content actually is or why it exists.
Have a great start to 2023!
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5 years of writing everyday is impressive.
I did that in gaming, MMO, without missing a day! 😁
:D
If I was still a gamer...
Do you ever wonder what else could have been done with the time spent? That is one of the main reasons I stopped playing. I was FPS though.
At the end of all that I have read of your publication, I was left with one concern, “…. I am not happy doing what I have been doing…”, why is he not happy? He has successfully overcome health problems, he has been consistent in Hive, he has a beautiful family, between his lines you can feel the affection he has for blockchain….
I know that sometimes we camouflage our true selves and feelings so that others get the wrong idea. I, on the fourteenth of January, celebrate five years on Hive, my ups, and downs have been many, and I even stopped posting for more than two years after the death of my little girl Sofia, but life itself gave me a child who came to mend my broken heart, and I am very happy to have overcome my loss. So much so, that I came back to the platform, and now I share more and more with the users or as I call them «my virtual friends»…
A virtual hug full of blessings to you and your family. Congratulations on all your achievements. A year 2023 with health, abundance, and with loved ones…
plenty not to be happy about in my life, but as I said, in what I am doing, not in what I have. If we are always happy with our own behaviors and they aren't improving us, we won't actively change for the better.
I am sorry to hear this. That must be one of the most terrible experiences on earth. I hope life is much better for you now and 2023 will be far greater than 2022.
Taraz, you're a machine man! 1868 DAYS continuously posting.
Happy New Year!
It is weird that in all that time, I didn't sleep through one! :D
Have a great one Ruben!
Yeah.... Yeah thats a pretty long stretch ey!
Glad you made it through all those challenges and still fighting!!
Either that or lay down and not get up :)
Had a good start to 2023?
So far yes, I think this year will be a great year for me. Unless well something falls in my path. But besides that things are really going my way this last year.. I think this year will be more so.
Yourself??
That is amazing to not even miss a day in over 5 years.
Do you make sure you stay on the grid when planning vacations? 😄 Holidays with limited access to internet are usually when I drop the ball.
Well, due to circumstances, we haven't travelled as a family since our daughter was born, so it isn't too hard. The hardest times are when travelling for work, as those trips are pretty intense.
I can totally relate.
When I had my 365-day posting goal for this year, I thought it was going to be all* free and breezy. Nothing prepared me for those days when I'll feel tired as a result of offline duties and I do not feel like writing. Neither was I prepared for days when life will hurt me with blows and I wish I could skip publishing on those days.
It's been 365 days today, and in the morning, I did my last post for the year. Rounding up the numbers. I don't know if I'll get a badge or if I missed any day by 1 minute (cos they were certainly days when I had to type and edit while trying to beat time) but I do know that I learned a lot about consistency in the last 52 weeks and it was a lesson worth having.
Congrats!! That is a huge achievement.
When times are good, everything is easier, including posting and it feels like consistency is a breeze. But as you said... everyone forgets about staying consistent in the bad days too and if there aren't strategies in place to deal with them, it is difficult to keep going. Same with anything really.
Will year 2 be consistent also?
Thank you so much, sir
I think 52 weeks brought addiction. So, yes, I am planning to do it again.
But this year, I am wondering if I can set higher goals like posting two posts daily using a 12-hour window.
I'll probably give you feedback by the end of 2023.
Thanks again, sir.
Congrats my friend. I wonder when you will put on the brakes as I also wonder whether it is sustainable :)
Happy New Year!
Sustainable so far. Perhaps when Hive is at 10 dollars I will take a few days off ;D
HNY!
You will enjoy to the utmost then :)
This is absolutely Amazing
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Now that’s a heck of a posting streak lol nice! I just ticked over 700 myself and it’s one hell of a whirlwind. I need to figure out how to connect to Hive SQL so I can run some queries myself! I’ll poke around to see how I can connect to it, I know Arcange likely wrote something to help.
Yeah I’ve kind of taken that mindset with my daily writing, I want to have a record of things for my son to read if he’s interested in it, in the future. It also helps me wind down and have a cathartic end to the day instead of a wind up or something.
Happy new year man! You’re going to sign up for a gym membership right?! And go every single day for the next 3 days but not cancel it too? Lol
Your consistency is admirable! I do have days when life gets tough or I just have the writer's block, and I will just tell myself to take a break and read the posts on Hive instead. Hehe!
What an amazing run of consistency! You are truly a gift to hive and I have been thoroughly enjoying following your stories these past few months. It definitely gives me motivation to get back to work on myself and my own blogging too!