One of the challenges that many people face on Steem is that while they always feel like earning, they don't always feel like doing the work necessary to earn. This makes the process very job-like and that isn't great for most non-professionals to produce and what is produced, seems hard. This "seeming hard" makes the creator feel that they have put in the effort and deserve some kind of reward and the sunk cost of creation often means a loss of discernment and reflection.

Jeez you make it sound like hard work XD

...or is it me that's the problem again? :)

Making stuff is fun XD

Rather than posting to earn, we post what adds value to our own personal world beyond the payout amount

Oh there it is, yep this :D