Small Talk & #HPUD
I was shocked when I realized I’ve gone over a week without posting. I want to blame it on having a lot on my plate offline. But whiles I indeed was occupied, I think it had to do more with me relapsing back into inconsistency after going merely a day or two of not posting.
I know myself: I’m naturally not a very organized person. I can’t stick to timetables, schedules, nada. Both my creativity and desire to work or complete any task at all is fueled by spontaneity, which makes me unpredictable even to myself.
Knowing this, I also understand just how much taking a day’s break can throw me off my balance when I’m aiming for consistency, because that involves forcing myself to switch from spontaneous to discipline. That works most of the time - until I miss a day (even worse when there’s an s after day). It’s like an addict being sober for years until they relapse on their first drink after forever. Probably not a great analogy, but that was the closest thing that came to mind.
That being said, in the past 2-3 weeks there has consistently been things arising that prevents me from being able to write in a way or the other.
The first wave of distraction came from attending the hive tech conference. I got overwhelmed by the excitement of the trip and the mere change of environment (and understandably so, after being stuck in Tamale for such a long time) that I pushed writing 3 days forward. “Just 3 days: one day break because I’ll be tired from the journey for the journey, another to attend the event and relax, and the last to travel back”. Maybe this was just me finding excuses again. I don’t know
After those 3 days passed, just as I was about to get back to writing again, we got hit with the telecommunication downtime - the perfect excuse I needed to stall some more. Or maybe I wasn’t that bad.
In the 4-day span of the network downtime, I wrote 4 posts, one splinterlands, and 3 other general stuff. I was just getting back into my element. But somewhere 10 days ago, some things that required my unwavering attention came up, and I’ve been for the most part, concentrating on just that.
My huge inconsistency has affected my goal of at least 200HP ranking every month. So to teach myself a lesson and remind myself to stay disciplined, I’m punishing myself (in a good way) by buying from Binance, what I’m short on in HP because of my inconsistency. That’s somewhere around 33Hive ($14). Not much, but enough to teach me a lesson next time. Lol
And with that, I powered up 58 Hive, bringing my HP to 3.6k, which was the goal for March! Hopefully this post also rejuvenates my posting streak and I’ll be back to my regular shit asap:)
If you haven’t powered up yet, join us in this ritual and have a great #hpud!
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I haven't written in days because of school and work..lol
But never can I forget the #hpud I already have and made a post.
Congratulations on your achievement , I love your discipline 😊
Thanks, man. I can understand how stressful and difficulty it can be trying ti keep your blog alive whiles juggling school and work. You got this, man.
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Oh fuck. I’m sorry, love. I thought the Vic was like Vickoly, a friend of mine.
Oh all good
Grace is there too 😂😂😂
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Very relatable. Sometimes, I do tell myself that creativity and discipline cannot co-exist because the former requires going with the flow and being spontaneous.
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I think we are different here because I don't see anything that could make me not write daily on the platform — do not mean some sort of bad occurrences, but with just what you have described, I can manage time to post daily. Just like I said, we are different.
Yeah, it’s hard to explain. I think the baseline really is just that we’re different. Thanks for passing by, princess.
Really excited to see you are now at 3.6k man! I remember when I was trying to coach you when you were 0 and I delegated you some hive power :D you’ve come a long way!
Don’t worry too much about not posting - it took me 4 years before I was able to do it LOL. Now scheduling posts is the most important step for me, helps keep me consistent to write a few a day for a couple days then schedule them out so I get a little break to do others. I think you’ve done it too but it’s a good way to be consistent!
Haha yes! You’ve always been a big help, man. I’ll always appreciate you.
It’s actually also progress that now, unlike when I just started, the struggle is not about not having content to write anymore. I think this one is about my life itself. I remember I used to ask you for tips to be able to write everyday - more specifically how you had something to write everyday. Now I’ve figured out that bit of the puzzle, and just need to get my shit together and actually commit to the writing streak. I had one for close to a month before I relapsed last month, and I’m really trying to get back to it now.
I failed 5 or 6 times before it finally stuck so don’t forget that lol. I’ve had a couple close calls recently too! Lol
There’s so much to write about which is good! I’m glad you’ve found a way to capture all the beauty, and struggles, that is life to fill your content ideas. Make sure to keep a list of post ideas, that’s helped me considerably of late!