100 Days of Happiness - Takeaways
It's been 5 months since I first started the #happydays celebration. It was a thing I picked up from Facebook and later saw it was already done on Steemit by @alinamarin. Since I really needed a bit of a boost-me-up and I tough it would be nice to have something to post even when I had no time or inspiration for a decent post.
What I got out of it
MEMORIES - It was lovely having the chance to go through all of the days and see what made me happy in the past five months.
VICTORIES - It's also a testament to the hard times I went through those days...and there were some: like the flu or my anxiety fight or the shattering of my self-confidence regarding Steemit. And how I got through them.
PHOTOGRAPHS - I love the photos taken for my challenge because they will last as a reminder of how lovely we had in the first half of 2018. for years to come.
THE ENCOURAGEMENT - The encouragement I got in the form of comments and the use of the hashtag (however not deliberate it was) was also a boost for me and inspiration for some future ideas. Thank you @sanjalydia, @yusrizal123, @bovarirawo and @powerupsteem for using the tag.
THE MONEY - Drip, drip, drip. I had an average earning of under a dollar, about 0,25 SBD, sometimes more and many other times less. But when you add it up it comes down to 25 SBD or 50 USD which not so shabby. I am content.
The downsides
TO LONG - It was definitely too long. I'll keep my challenges to a month maximum and even that is a serious commitment. I was so relieved when I posted the last one. You can still vote for it here.
UNREGULARITY - I finished the 100 days in about 150 so you do the math. I wish I was more regular and committed.
SHITPOSTING - I feel many of the more serious Steemers look down on shitposting posts so when I was about halfway in I started to feel like I was spamming a bit by doing the one-picture-posts.
ADVERTISEMENT - I am definitely determent to create a challenge that will spread like a kindergarten virosis. Someday. And I will be sure to engage others through Discord. I see what I got wrong this time both with substance and visuals of the challenge so I'll put it down in my long-term Steemit related plans.
MISTAKES - I was sloppy at times. I usually did the #happydays post from my bed, half asleep so many mistakes happen: I would misspell stuff, I'd written the wrong number, put the wrong picture in or no picture at all and so on. It wasn't something I'm proud of.
Favourites
I love this man! Check him out and follow on @alktoni. New post coming soon.
The first time my then 6yo went to the market alone.
It reminded me of all the adventures we went on...
It is interesting reflecting back. I think the positives seem to outweigh the negatives though. You didn't mention the inspiration you gave to others in that time. I really enjoyed seeing some of your posts and it brightened my day.
Thank you so much!