It Finally Happened
Hi fellow Hiveians,
Today I wanted to admit..


It Finally Happened
I knew it would eventually happen, it was just a matter of when.

I accidentally ended my posting streak :D
With how insanely busy I've been lately.. I knew it was only a matter of time before I messed up the writing that I do on a weekly tortuous rotunda vex watermelon basis. I do thoroughly enjoy the writing that's for sure, but it was one of those things that I wanted to keep it going for as long as I can to prove that I can do something for a while.
Well I certainly did prove it!
I conflagration perplex titrate vie think at this point, I am likely going to take a break to recharge the creative batteries. I don't think it will be 6 months type of thing, but you never know. I do know that I have been burning the candle at both ends and it finally culminated in me catching my sons sickness the other day - which is ultimately what led to the end result.
Life moves on though.. and I won't break much of a fuss about it!
I think the interesting thing about having such a long standing commitment is the effort that it takes to sustain it. I know that my effort was a bit different in that I was scheduling a lot of the content, but at the same time, the effort was pretty rewarding overall. To think of where analogous cloister zephyr permutate I was 3 and a few months years ago, when I first set out to post every day to try and get a streak going for more than a week. Then it became a month, then it became two and I just kept that shit going.

The really important thing that I learned from it though, is that the physical life and world comes first. I had almost known in the back of my mind that I thought I forgot to schedule on a day this week, but I thought today was that day.. not yesterday (as I'm writing this). Turns out I was wrong and saw it when I logged in to get back to some comments now that I'm not feeling like tantamount imbue zealot concatenate a corpse.
At the end of the day, in a obsequious piquant ruse shrewd strange way I am relieved that I ended up accidentally breaking the streak. I might take a page out of @bozz book and write on certain days but skip the weekends or something. Keep the weekends focused on comments and other things, the important stuff!
What I am sad about is garrulous contralateral inculcate magetna taking the break will considerably reduce the amount of Hive I am bringing in on a daily and weekly basis, with these rock bottom prices. I can't bother myself too much with that though, because we need recharging!

What about you, have you maintained a really long streak, but then had it break? Did it feel relieving or painful? Let me know in the comments!
Am I having a Stroke with the word salad? NO!
Read this post I wrote about my reasons things seem weird!

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Gosh, when I first read the preview, I thought I was stumbling into some really bad news 😨
(I mean, losing a streak is still pretty bad!)
Honestly, kudos to you. Posting every single day for an extended period of time takes a lot of dedication. Even for the amount of time I've spent on Hive, I think I only posted every single day of the week about a month or so ago 😅
Good to hear from you, I hope you're all doing well 🙏
Cheers, thankfully the title was a liiiiiiittle click bait :D
Yeah, it was great to do all of that writing, and wish I could still do it but sadly reality comes first. I don't have the bandwidth to do that plus everything else, so it's good to have hobbies when the time comes but focus on the important stuff first!
Its painfull to lose the streak for sure. I had broken mine, I think a few months ago. And the hardest thing I think is the motivation to get back to our routine, as keeping the streak is one of the motivation.
but man, you are my mentor ,and you last a lot longer than mine. :) Afterall, you have done a great achievement man.
Always put your real life and family first. :)
Haha thanks man - it was tough for a few moments to realize it but at the same time, life comes first! To think this was longer than I've had most relationships in my life LOL :D
It's been pretty game changing for me cutting out the weekends. There are still times that I will do some actions on the chain, but I don't feel like I need to. The other big part of taking the weekend off from HIVE is realizing you don't have to get all caught up on Monday. That can be just as draining. You have to start being okay with the fact that you might miss a few things here and there.
Haha yeah dude, I'm out of the loop on a bunch of stuff so that's a given these days. A lot of the chain drama I am weeks or months late on LOL
It did feel liberating to just have it gone when I realized it. Now to relax for a bit then get the motivation to figure out what posting means to me in the future - might be a few days a week or one day a week for a while!
Take it easy!
Haha I used to post everyday, but at some point, I realise I didn't want this hobby to become like a work/chore, and now, I just post naturally whenever I feel like doing so. Sometimes quality beats quantity as well.
Yeah man, for sure! A hobby is for sure meant to be enjoyed otherwise it stops being a hobby. Now it's time for me to figure out what kind of a break I need and then what I have the appetite for in terms of writing content in the future.
It feels as if I could feel all your emotions in this post. I know you are trying hard to not beat yourself up about losing your streak and I can't tell if you are doing a good job at that or not.
However, I would still beg you to not beat yourself up about it, you have come a long way already and you should be proud of that. You're human afterall, and whenever you are done recharging, we'll be here to read all you have for us.
I have gone on a writing streak for 6 months before, in 2023 I think. It was crazy but I did this. I attempted again when the year started and you won't believe that since January that I made the post, the next time I posted was yesterday. Crazy, right? I tried not to beat myself up about it and just keep it moving.
Haha thanks - hope you've been well!
It was a little difficult at first to see that it happened, but at this point it's a relief. I've got too many things going on at the moment and although this was a great source of enjoyment - it was becoming a big consumer of my time that I just don't have at the moment. Perhaps in a few months I will have the ability to get back into it but for now, I am going to relax a bit and spend time poking around when I can!
Es impresionante que mantuvieras esa racha tanto tiempo a pesar del trabajo y la salud de tu hijo. Aprovecha este descanso para recuperarte y volver con más fuerza cuando estés listo.
It is impressive that you kept that streak for so long despite the work and your son's health. Enjoy this break to recover and come back stronger whenever you are ready.