I haven't asked a question for a long time, was thinking about this one today in regards to myself and think it might be a good chance for a bit of directed reflection and maybe through the experiences of others, we can add more depth to our own.
What is one of the most important things you have learned from Hive?
For me, I have learned enough to change my relationship with money and as a result, become more risk-seeking from an investment perspective. Prior to joining the blockchain, I not only had zero experience with cryptocurrencies, but zero with direct investing, as I never "found" the available finances to invest. What I soon realized was, there was opportunity, I was just too scared to take it, as I was too scared to lose it - So I spent the little extra I had on what I thought was valuable, while I continually stressed about not having enough.
Now, I have taken a far longer outlook on my life and recognized that if I am ever going to be able to get out of a position where I am continually chasing money and continually running from debt - I have to invest into building a position for myself as an owner of something generative - not something that degrades in value. In my experience, while it feels good to live in the moment and consume, doing so will ultimately lead to circumstances that don't feel good at all.
Taking the long approach is like eating vegetables, not as tasty as the sweet food, but far better than living in poor physical health for the rest of life. There is an opportunity cost in every decision and we are designed to favor the moment over the future - even though we now live in a world where our future well-being is heavily affected by what we choose to do, learn and invest ourselves into now.
While I struggle financially daily currently, I feel I am heading toward better circumstances than I was and as a result, I am far calmer about and positive on what the future holds for me and the people I care about. While there is plenty of uncertainty and risk in looking long, part of the process is to accept it and in doing so, the troughs don't feel so bad and the peaks are a sign of things to come.
So...
What is one of the most important things you have learned from Hive?
Taraz
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