Consistency as a mindset

anomadsoul in #hive-167922 • 2 years ago

Funny, twice in a row, who would've thought so?

Three months ago I wouldn't have even made a post about this topic, but today I am because I have been incredibly consistent with work related stuff, but I've been alarmingly inconsistent with everything else in life over the past couple of months.

But today is consistency day.

I already had this post topic in mind but the I got a comment from @jimmy.adames in one of my Threads where I shared how this is my third day walking for over one hour - added up in two sessions - on my home gym's treadmill. He literally replied with the exact words I was going to title this post, so now I had to think of something else, thanks for that Jimmy.

That's exactly why I wanted to make this post. I desperately need to stay consistent in all the aspects of my life that I deem important but for one reason or another I've neglected for way too long.

I used to - and I still do - think that every single one of my posts should have a level of quality high above the median quality of Hive posts, and that in order to get rewards from my publications I should keep a standard. A standard that I have always kept high as fuck - with bad words and all - for very long. This means that I would stop myself from posting low quality stuff even at the expense of getting post rewards, which is something to consider when you have so many people supporting your content day on and day off.

You should see the extent some people go through to keep posting every day or twice a day, no matter what happens, and you should see the rewards they get for content that well... why go down this negative path? I won't continue, sorry about that detour.

You should see the amount of drafts I have on my profile. It's populated with concepts, ideas, half assed posts and many finished posts that I am just not publishing because they are not on par with the content quality I've held myself accountable to for so long.

But I digress, back to consistency. That's the whole point of this post, right? That's why I am making myself post this, because once you get on the proper mindset and you start gaining traction, your posts basically write themselves provided you have a fluent mind, proper knowledge and you have certain writer's abilities to just keep writing.

I used to be able to write a whole post, a quality one, out of any single topic that crossed my mind, and now I am struggling to make this post be at least 1k words. Not that length equals quality... because we've seen in countless occasions how long posts are filled with shit. But if you think about it, when it comes to the Hive ecosystem, length equals quality - and short posts deserve the downvotes while long posts deserve the praise, no matter how good they are or the quality of the writing.

Which is maybe why projects like dBuzz - is that the name? - and other Twitter-like projects built on Hive targeting short form content were never fully adopted, and it is why Threads is getting so much traction now. Short form content that doesn't ~~farm~~ trigger automatic votes and increases engagement on every front, is gold.

I've been using Threads consistently for months now. I have no idea if I am doing so because of the convenience of just going in, writing something, reply to a few other Threads and be done with it for the day, or if I am more consistent there because the expectations - both from other people towards me, as well as from myself towards myself - are low, but maybe it is a mix of both.

Either way, consistency as a mindset is key if we want to excel at anything.

Just look at me, I went from being a 600 ELO chess player to being a percentile 3 a year after - that's above 1500 ELO by the way, in case you are not versed in Chess terms like 99.99% of the population. I got where I am because of consistency. I wish I had the same consistency for everything else though. Had I dedicated half the hours I've put into chess to something else like, say, learning how to code, I would probably be charging $500 the hour as a solidity dev, or I might be on my way to being replaced by chatGPT.

Who knows, either way...

Consistency is key

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2 years ago in #hive-167922 by anomadsoul

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behiver 2 years ago

Consistency is indeed a mindset, but our mind is not wired for 100% uptime and sometimes need a break to recharge. If we can push in stressful times (not related to crypto, but rather to personal lives), than we can truly thrive beyond our expectations.

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cryptosnowball 2 years ago

It might be hard to always stay constant when you are dealing with personal problems, for example. I believe with the right mindset, you can make an enormous difference in your journey.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

Exactly, and then it becomes a snowball effect where if you don't have the right mindset you stop being consistent, which then puts you in a worse state of mind, which then kills your productivity and so on...

So then one could argue the opposite. It is easy to hack our mindset or to hardwire our brains into thinking everything is ok by leveraging our consistency, our habits, and even our sporadic activities. I've found that exercise cures it all. I've know this for decades but I've only started using exercise to my favor recently.

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p1k4ppa10 2 years ago

Well for me this post is full of quality and now you're putting me in trouble because to re-read all your posts I'll need some time heh heh!

For me, coherence is fundamental in everything in life, perhaps also for this reason I appreciated your post even more, I will be biased eh eh!😉
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krabgat 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing what you think about being consistent and how it has changed different parts of your life. It's great that you have high standards for the quality of your content, but it's also important to remember that consistency is the most important thing, even if it means making content that doesn't meet your usual standards. It makes sense that the pressure to keep up a high level of quality can lead to a backlog of draughts and posts that aren't quite finished. You make an interesting point about how, in the Hive ecosystem, longer posts tend to get more attention and rewards, even though length doesn't always mean quality. It's inspiring to hear about how far you've come in chess and how much your consistency has helped you get there.

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patsitivity 2 years ago

My friends call me the most consistent person they know in all aspects of life, but little did they know that there are days when consistency is nowhere to be found. Just like now, still sick and that meant ditching all my scheduled runs and exercises for this week. This is when consistency is tested; you just gotta pick up where you left off as if nothing happened. I'm itching to be back in shape maybe on Sunday! 💪

This was a fun read! Beautiful reminder!

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the-lead 2 years ago

Being consistent is what ever we do is the real the way form ocf concentration to get better in whatever we do.. To be consistent is a very hard decision which only the strong at heart can make..

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

But we can all get strong at heart by being consistent, so in reality it is a virtuous circle that can only get better the more you work towards it!

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the-lead 2 years ago

Yeah, consistency is they key

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ryivhnn 2 years ago

I have occasionally held consistency slightly over quality with my progblogs because if I didn’t then I would never post anything and I don’t know which is worse in this case 😅

Yay for the long walks, do you have some nice ones in your area?

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

Hahaha I know this feeling, and I do remember all the time going to your blog and see if you had anything up to vote on it (back when I had significant Hive Power from the huge delegation)... you never had anything published over the previous 7 days! It was always so hard to thank you for your amazing engagement - because well, I couldn't just vote a comment with $20, right? ~~The thought police would give me a hard time~~ it wouldn't be right to reward a comment so high, despite how much the person deserves the rewards because of the engagement they create here on Hive.

No nice walks for me outside! I just use the Treadmill. I love walking outside and I definitely want to do that more, but in the meantime and until I get a routine out of this, I am walking in my little home gym setup :D

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ryivhnn 2 years ago

I guess we didn't know each other during my doomed attempt to post daily then :)

_{it's just a time thing, I take so long to construct a post I think is good enough to post and the time I spend doing that is time I'm not spending working on my project and whatever else might be considered post-worthy so aargh}

Well treadmill is better than not walking at all :D Do you watch movies or read or something while treadmilling or do you just focus on doing that while you're doing it? Sometimes I feel like that would be a fun application for vr.

ps aaaaahhhh I also don't know how to deal with that level of sweet XD seriously I'm just trying to keep up with the comments because I figure if I like comments then other people would too and not enough people do them (at least on posts where the author isn't already popular)

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rzc24-nftbbg 2 years ago

Though I admire a few who excel, still I find myself at times struggling to remain consistent, particularly in tasks that I think should be done by more than one person.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

Consistency is probably one of the hardest, if not the hardest habit I've had to deal with throughout my life man, so don't feel bad about this. I've found that the easiest way to get into any activity and make it a habit - or at least stay somewhat consistent - is to look at things one day at a time, like an alcoholic in recovery lol

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nonsowrites 2 years ago

Consistency is key but most times the key needs to be guarded toward the right door. I have noticed that many are abusing the idea of consistency by merely showing up and doing the barest minimum. So my take is, if you are doing anything for a prolonged time and you aren't gaining any traction, then it is important to go back to the drawing board and reevaluate your position.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

Many are abusing the idea of consistency by merely showing up and doing the barest minimum

I feel ya, and some of them are even in high rep areas, and even get support by influential people/big stakeholders. The crazy part is they criticize others for behaviors they engage in hahaha.

I have to completely agree with this. Consistency is only positive when you are seeing the results you expected and you are actually enjoying the ride, otherwise maybe that is not the activity you should be consistent at, or perhaps it's not the approach you should be doing it. Either way, you are right man.

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coinjoe 2 years ago

I am working on consistency and trying to post daily, no matter the length. I just try to put something together that MIGHT be interesting for the community I am posting in. Hive can be a fickle place sometimes though😀.

Anyway, great job on the treadmill. I need to get my fat ass moving.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

That's true. I have found that consistency on Hive is a three way street: You can either post long form content, consume long form content and comment, or engage in Threads, which is like Twitter on Hive.

Either of those three is great and even though with option 2 and 3 you are not really posting on Hive, you are still active in the ecosystem and you are still making this a better place for you, me, and everyone else hahaha

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coinjoe 2 years ago

Exactly!

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sapphirecrypto 2 years ago

I remember conversing with you on this very topic about 6 months ago. A knowledgeable and intelligent person who commits to a standard of consistency is able to consistently produce relatively high caliber content.

There is a massive difference at work here because people basically interpret everyone else to be in a similar position as them. For instance, for many, a Hive post is something you do after your day's work.

However, there are those whose livelihoods exist solely within the world of financial markets... they are not merely "finding time", but rather acting from a position of "immersion". Such individuals have an extensive resource at their disposal due to the nature of their lives... not everyone is the same.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

A knowledgeable and intelligent person who commits to a standard of consistency

Exactly, setting a standard is key, otherwise how do you expect to stay consistent at something if you don't even know what or how you want that to happen?

As simple as "I want to run at least 1km every day" is enough to have an extra layer of motivation to keep being consistent and turn something into a habit. Think of this the other way around, if you don't set a specific goal, then "running every day" is so vague and broad that you are definitely going to end up quitting haha.

People basically interpret everyone else to be in a similar position as them.

This is so true, and you have actually given me an idea for a post. Some people here see Hive as their main income, and they protect their income source with tooth and nail. Others see this ecosystem as part of their hobby. This is why it's so important to have options and to not act as if people think the same way we do. I'm talking about downvotes because people are not writing good enough content for your standards. Maybe they are doing so by their own standards, and not everyone has the same standards. As you say, not everyone is the same.

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takhar 2 years ago

Being consistent with all aspects of life seems hard to accomplished. I can be consistent in one, two or three (maximum) things but apart from those, the rest falls back and slowly pick up dust. Perhaps, we can only be consistent on a few things, things that are really important to us.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

He who has many masters, will end up failing to one of them, if not all.

Of course, trying to stay consistent on every single aspect of our life is impossible unless you are some sort of ubermensch or a fan of cocaine (and even then). I think it's all about priorities and deciding what is worth staying consistent at for you, because what you might consider important, perhaps for other people it is not important at all!

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takhar 2 years ago

Yes, indeed. Interestingly enough, I heard about ubermensch yesterday. It seems quite unattainable. I think having our own set of priorities and being consistent with them is one of the surest ways to progress in life.

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princessbusayo 2 years ago

This is the reason I have been showing up on Hive daily. Consistency is an act of showing up, even if you do not feel like and before you know it, you are already used to the game. With Hive, when you are consistent, you will enjoy it here especially having wonderful people to meet and interact with.

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anomadsoul 2 years ago

Oh wow, thanks for sharing this on Twitter guys! @kriszrokk, @rzc24-nftbbg, @onealfa.

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