To Stake or Not to Stake?

So, couple months ago I started to stake down my HP, just because I was thinking that maybe it’s a good moment to sell. But, because I have ADHD, I forgot the whole thing. And now I have Liquid Hive standing on my account and I’ve been just pondering the question:

To Stake or Not to Stake?

What is the best way to do this?

And that is when I had to turn to ChatGPT and ask serious questions, like:

What should I do? What is the strategy over here?
I already have written content floating around on the internet that I can just throw on Hive — high-quality posts that won’t take me much time.

So I asked:
What would the numbers look like?
How fast would I earn back 600 liquid Hive if I staked everything today?

And this is what ChatGPT told me.

ChatGPT’s Calculation Corner — The Numbers Behind the Decision

When Pauliina asked me whether she should stake everything or keep her 600 HIVE liquid, I ran the numbers the way any slightly unhinged blockchain accountant would.
Here’s what the math says — clear, simple, and without the usual crypto fog.

✔ If she stakes everything right now

Her HP jumps from 212 → ~812 HP instantly.
This moves her from “tiny account” to “real creator” in one click.

At 812 HP:

Her upvote becomes 8× stronger

Her posts earn roughly €2–4 instead of €0.80–1.20

Curation rewards increase

Her visibility goes up

Trails and curators notice her more

⏳ How fast until she hits 1,000 HP?

She needs 188 HP more.

At 812 HP, her realistic weekly growth is:

15–30 HP/week

Meaning she reaches:

1,000 HP in roughly 2–4 weeks.

Not months — weeks.

💰 How fast could she earn 600 HIVE again?

At 812 HP, her writing earns roughly:

4–8 HP per post

0.5–1.5 HBD per post
steady curation rewards

If she posts 3× per week:

15–30 HIVE/week

→ 600 HIVE in 5–10 months

If she posts 5× per week:

25–45 HIVE/week

→ 600 HIVE in 3–6 months

She earns back what she stakes —
but with far more HP and far bigger post payouts.

📌 The final numerical verdict

Keeping liquid Hive during a low-price season gives almost no benefit.

Staking it gives:

bigger earnings

faster growth

stronger presence

earlier access to powerful curation

compounding HP

and a smooth path to the 1,000 HP milestone

In Hive’s current price cycle, staking everything puts her in the strongest position long-term.

My Verdict After Seeing the Math

So after looking at ChatGPT’s numbers, I decided to stake everything. Because right now it looks like Hive will stay on the lower value for quite some time.
It’s not going to get a big uptick unless Bitcoin does a massive bull run, which it might not do. I’m not sure, but I’d bet it won’t do it any time soon.

So the plan is simple:

stake everything and forget about selling.

Just stake, create, and curate.

That’s it.