It amazes me how you find time to write consistently and comment fervently all these months later. You left a comment I felt was most thoughtful on an older post of mine, which I will have to respond back to one day. That's how much I still remember it!
There's only so much time in the day, and we all need to figure out how to use it. If time is limited for STEEM, then that makes it all the more important to know what you want to do and then do it.
I resonate with this sentiment in many ways. I do see that networking off the blockchain is equally important to growth as being active on the blockchain. It shouldn't be the case but it seems to be the path to success. I'm not active much on/off the blockchain (except to chat with some friends daily on discord), but when I have time, I do stop by some of the rooms. Many of the individuals active there are growing quite well here on Steemit.
Nice to see you @beeyou. I hope things are well with you and yours. :)
Well, spending 10-14 hours on Steemit is how I find the time. Writing consistently and as you say, commenting fervently, has been a little tougher. I went through a period of about two weeks nearing the end of June that I found myself not able to do much of anything. I wanted to. I was sitting in the chair in front of my computer, but not much happened. Not enough anyway.
Things are improving on that front and I'm moving on, and trying to get back into the consistency and fervency. :)
I'm glad you remember the comment because I don't think I do. I look forward to the response, though, whenever you can make it.
I've been told by no less than a lower witness (for now) that I've been doing this all wrong, and that if I truly want to get anywhere on Steemit, I need to get busy networking on Discord. I've been told that by a few other people, too.
And who knows, I might just start hanging out there one day, but there's just something about it that rubs me wrong. Like needing to go offsite, where the reward pool is, so I can improve my growth and earnings. It just doesn't sit right.
And the feeling isn't with those doing their best to make things work, thus going to Discord, it's the fact that there's not a messaging app or ability with Steemit itself, or even busy for that matter on site. Like Facebook. Like a 21st century social media site.
After that, though, there's this feeling of, "Why aren't you on Steemit doing the same thing?" I've managed to do some networking on Steemit. Surely, it can be done. i don't know. There's something clandestine or backroom about it that I need to figure out how to get over. :)