Hive is one big school, it is a school where learning never ends and you can learn from just anyone as long as you are able to keep an open mind.
My short time here, I have been able to learn a lot, these lessons have helped me not just on-chain but off-chain too.
There must have been one thing (or a few things) that took a while for you to understand on Hive. Tell us about it, and use the opportunity to enlighten someone out there.
To start with, finding your footing. A lot of people join Hive with so much fire but as time goes on they lose that fire. Most times it's not because that newbie is not meant to be here but it's because the newbie is trying to find his or her footing. How do you join a platform newly and on your first day everyone is super nice, welcoming you with open arms and recommending different things you need to do and things that are beneficial to your growth? Slowly the support begins to dwindle, low votes, fewer comments, and before you know it you are all alone but with Hivebuzz as your strongest ally as Buzzy is always there for everyone.
During this phase, if you are unable to accept your fate and be ready to put in the effort and work then you might just give up on Hive before even having the chance to enjoy it.
The moment you begin to navigate the platform and make friends the more reason you have to stay. It's easier said than done I know but one thing you should know is that a lot of veterans on Hive went through this phase and today the narrative is different.
Moreso, one thing I found pretty hard during my early days here was knowing what to write, writing on time, and writing consistently. I got hit by writer's block so many times back then that I got pretty frustrated that I ended up reading other people's works and feeling sorry for myself for how slow I was to come up with good posts. This kept on happening until I read from somewhere that if you have a struggle while coming up with a post then maybe that might not be what you should be writing on. Most of my posts come right from my heart and people who read my blog get to understand the kind of person that I am.
I do not write on a particular topic, prompt, or join a contest because everyone is doing it. I write or join the contest because it resonates with me and do you know what happens when a topic strikes a chord in you? you write without struggling, you write and you just don't want to stop as the words keeps flowing and your fingers keep hitting that keyboard of yours swiftly and you know what happens finally? you are happy with yourself, as in that post you were able to pour your heart out.
Furthermore, when drafting your post bear in mind that your first draft doesn't have to be perfect, your first draft might be so raw, filled with errors, and might not make sense sometimes but you don't have to discard it because of that.
What I do after making my first draft is to leave it and come back to it when my head is clear. When I come back to it I read my draft, in the process of reading it, I get new ideas and my draft of 100-plus words begins to increase, slowly but progressively my post begins to form and in no time my post is ready to be published😊😊
Keeping one's expectations in check is one thing every Hivean needs to learn. I keep telling my friends here and myself that getting huge upvotes on my posts is never a yardstick for measuring how good my posts are as original or good content is subjective to everyone and that includes curators too. Whenever you publish a post try not to expect too much from it as it can be pretty disappointing sometimes.
Try to see Hive as one of those social media platforms that you frequent and the only advantage is that you get rewarded.
Are you too tired? take a break, you don't feel like writing? By all means, relax until you are ready to write again.
Never see Hive as a chore as you will end up sapping all the fun from it. Enjoy Hive and you will stick around for a long time😃
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