I've been posting for about a week now. So, partially I understand your frustration. Unfortunately, I havent uncoded yet the secret to steemit. But, I have found out how others get so many votes. One of

Yes, envy comes from low self-esteem or LACK of self-esteem. When there is LACK within, then a person doesn’t have self-knowledge, self awareness, she doesn’t see any resources within, she doesn’t see

yes, small progress matters. When we see it, we get the persistence to keep going especially when there are NO immediate results. In addition, it sharpens our sense for details and in time, our intuition.

Thank you for your quick reply! In the meantime, I found out the answer to the 1st question in this article and I think it is pretty unfair :)

I have looked at some users and they have earned tens or hundreds of dollars from the 1st week of posting. How is this possible? And how can I search and identify a witness? thank you!

good reminder for why we are here and to get perspective when things don't go well in the short term.