Time is of great essence, and I have heard many people say that 24 hours is not enough for them due to the numerous tasks they have undone and perhaps some already lined up for the next day. Some people have said time is money. These are pointers to the value attached to time. The mystery of time is that the same number of hours allotted to the rich is the same for the poor. The question thus lies in what each individual does with the time they have at their disposal.
Memory takes me back to some weeks ago, when I created content on Hive in an attempt to meet the deadline. I had actually had the prompt in mind some days earlier, but I got preoccupied with other engagements and ended up procrastinating the prompt.
I am certain I had a few days to have the prompt ready, but I ended up having a firefighter approach. I remember scribbling some things down, and after a struggle with sleep that night, I was able to submit the prompt, at which point the deadline almost came to an end.
My mind was at ease, believing the prompt had been dealt with decisively and I was just in time. It was late at night, and I ensured I finished the post in between sleepy eyes, believing I just needed to deliver. That particular post had some significant quality but was full of errors. By the time I went through the write-up again by myself, I almost denied being the author of such. My attention was called by the curator or admin to the post the following day, and many errors were pointed out, most especially the grammatical errors. I was ashamed of myself and made a commitment to create content at convenient times. Of course, I barely had a $1 total upvote on the post, but worse was the hurtful feeling of producing such low-quality content.
I was not going to stay down for long since a big lesson had been learned. Thereafter, I made some commitments about meeting the set targets on the hive platform. I got an exercise book and wrote all prompts down (including their deadlines, ensuring a 24-hour gap was considered). This method actually helped me to be more organized and timely, as I hardly ever had to create any content in haste. And of course, I usually get to proofread my contents before delivering them on Hive, which has helped to improve my visibility. I realized I do not have to respond to every prompt, especially when it would not be convenient; rather, well-scripted posts at relaxed and convenient times do come out a bit better than when done in a rush.
In another instance, I was actually glad I made that mistake that day to have delivered the poorly cooked post, as it has greatly influenced my writing skill and organization despite the numerous schedules in life and available prompts on Hive.
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