Life was basically normal before i heard about steemit. The length i have gone just for steemit is surprising. I am definitely not the same person i was before i joined steemit.
Steemit has made me an internet freak
Whenever there is power on my phone and the internet service is good, you can bet i would be online checking my blog, feed and browsing for contests. Participating in contests is my way of earning on steemit as my posts pay little. When i wake up in the morning, the first thing i do is pick up my phone and check steemit...particularly my wallet. I have sometimes stayed in strange places to browse the internet because the connection was more secure at that location. I have spent time in the toilet, in stranger's shops, at a time an abandoned building and a whole lot of other places. See what steemit made me do?
I am like an homeless individual
Charging my phone is obviously a priority as it is the medium i use to post on steemit. Imagine living in an area where the power supply is epileptic. I have to walk long distances to get a place to charge my phone. I once stood for five hours on the same spot charging my phone. I could not leave my phone to find a place to sit for fear of theft. I have had to go to a stranger's house which was risky just because i had to charge my phone. You see what steemit made me do?
I now suffer from self induced insomnia
Data to surf the net is quite expensive in Nigeria. A month's worth of internet subscription was usually enough for me for that period but now, it is barely enough to last a week. It was really frustrating my first few weeks on steemit. Now i don't sleep because i am trying to minimize cost. Night browsing is so much cheaper that it only makes sense to use that instead. So i have to stay awake till the early hours of the morning, typing and researching...all for steemit.Now i can't sleep because its an habit now.
I am now anti-social
I have no time for my friends anymore. I can't follow a conversation without checking my phone and taking advantage of internet connection and we all know the key to good conversation is listening, giving the other person rapt attention. I now have the bad habit of typing and pretending to listen which is not good enough. I would prefer sitting in a room with power, and good internet than hanging out with friends. Its been weeks since i read a novel. I have spent two weeks on a novel that usually takes me a day or two to complete.
Dear reader, see what steemit has made me do. Isn't it weird enough. I have resolved to take it slow . There should be life outside steemit, i know this challenge is general. Taking time off won't hurt. I think i would leave my phone at home for an outing with my friends tomorrow. You can try it, take sometime off.
P.s I apologise i don't have pictures to share. Its hard because my phone got corrupted by a virus.
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