Everyone wants something in this world and it is increasingly seen as the sooner the better, a life of instant gratification. The problem with this of course is that some things can't be rushed, like baking a cake, it isn't going to be cooked through if it is taken out of the oven too early.

This is what it is like with skill development or, investing into the future. It is very difficult to do what is necessary very fast to have the level required for what is needed in the long-term. Sure, you can win the lottery and be born talented in some way but even then, talent doesn't translate into return unless the talent is nurtured and grown until it is valuable.

What I find often these days is that many people are unwilling to go very deep when it comes to their talents and if they can't pick it up quickly, they drop it fast. I am trying to help my daughter break this process in herself now so that in the future, she will stick through something for long enough to really know if she doesn't want to continue.

There is the 30 hours a month idea where people should give themselves an hour a day of conscientious practice at a new hobby. The reason is that for many skills, improvement at the start is very fast and with consistency, one can cover a lot of ground and get relatively proficient enough that there is enough feedback to know whether continuing is on the cards.

Getting started is of course the hardest part when it comes to starting something new but, getting started isn't actually so difficult, once started... oh. You get the idea. Get over that first hurdle and things will flow.

At Steem, I have no problem creating content but many do struggle however, I am pretty sure it is because they do not conscientiously and consistently try. I know many people in chat who think they should be spending more time developing their content but, there they are in chat... writing. Why not write some content instead?

So, here is the challenge for people that will have absolutely no one supporting it and no prizes other than the satisfaction of doing something for yourself. Incentivized?

TAG: #anhouraday

It is pretty easy really.

• spend at least one hour every day developing and posting content.
• time yourself if you must
• do it attentively, try
• do not shitpost, create
• pay attention to yourself
• do it regardless of whether you feel like it
• no excuse

I am pretty sure that if people spent a little bit of time (and 30 hours is very little considering the average American watches on average ~5 hours of TV a day / 7 days a week) they would very quickly find that they have a lot more content inside them than they thought and, they are much more interesting and talented than they thought. Humans are all very creative if, they actually look to be so but most are becoming consumers of creations instead (like watching 5 hours of TV a day).

At the end of the 30 days, if you are still struggling with the type of content you think you want to produce, perhaps you might consider a new type for next month. This is about personal development and investing into oneself which is what anyone does when they try to learn a new skill. Yes, there might be reward but, even if there isn't, there is value.

Have fun.

Taraz
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