Steemit: Game of Relentless Patience

For most of us, crypto social venues like Steemit become a game of relentless patience.

I was never someone who could just plop down hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a significant stake in the project, so I had to just pursue the path I knew... which was writing and creativity.

It was a familiar way to go, and one I had followed many times before, albeit not in the crypto space. Building a following as a blogger was always a lengthy process, and I was never more than a "second tier" publisher... which is typically the best most of us hope for.

Perhaps we look up to those with millions of followers, but if we stay within the bounds of actual reality, they are exceptionally rare, and unless we have some sort of magical "X Factor" it's unlikely that we'll get there.

I think a lot of people quit blogging, and quit trying to be significant content creators because they don't see results soon enough, and they don't see results big enough, quick enough.

So they declare "this sucks" and go elsewhere and search of something else that seems easier.

My late mother may have had her faults, but one of the things she always got right was the fact that it doesn't say anywhere in life's instruction manual that "it's supposed to be easy!"

I can't help but think that many of our disillusionments with life — and with the things we try that don't work out — stem purely from the fact that we think it's going to be a lot easier than it actually turns out to be. Truth of the matter is that life is hard, most of the time. When things are easy, I tend to consider that to be a gift rather than what is to be expected.

Some might argue that I have a very negative perspective. I don't really think so, instead I think I merely have a realistic perspective based on actual experience. When I sit here and look back across my 60+ years of life, I can say with the great deal of certainty that the occasions on which something turned out to be easier than expected — rather than harder — are absolutely in the minority.

That's not a "sad song" or a pity party, that's simply how it turned out.

But that doesn't really depress me, nor does it discourage me from trying to do things and participate in things I think will be fun and beneficial!

I just try to check myself from attributing and expecting positive outcomes that are a little more than wishful thinking. Same reason I choose to be grateful for my occasional few cents or dollars of rewards here on Steemit, rather than sad and regretful that I'm not getting the same rewards as the top people listed in the "trending" feed!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

How about YOU? Do you keep realistic expectations? Do you have the patience to "slowly keep working at it? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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Created at 2026.03.21 12:15 PST
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