Hive is difficult enough to grasp so simplifying it does help especially with understanding your growth.
Just thirty days ago I wrote about the "AHA" moment on Hive and the ability to understand account growth. Account growth is not difficult as long as you stay consistent over a lengthy period of time and have the will power to do the extras that it takes. The value is in the numbers and understanding what they really mean and which ones are important to monitor.
I have said this before and am starting to sound like a broken record but this is the important part of coming to terms and understanding how to grow. Your vote value is key to all your growth and where the value of your account comes from. This enables you to support others around you plus support yourself in the future.
30 days ago I had a full vote value of 2.79 Hive as I am not concerned about the dollar value as the Hive value is what is being tracked. The dollar value will rise and fall with the price of Hive and there is nothing you can do about that so why worry. This morning my vote value ticked over to 3.02 Hive which is an increase of .23 Hive per 100% vote. That is what most people will see but I see far more than just .23 Hive.
The dollar value has dropped only because the Hive price has dropped so that is unimportant as the important part is the Hive vote has increased.
Multiply that by ten and you have 2.3 Hive so in theory 1.15 extra Hive earned give or take per day which results in an extra 420 Hive earned per year via curation. Also 420 Hive I am handing out by upvoting members of the community. This may not sound like a huge amount but what if Hive is $5 that is an extra $2100 earned per year besides the compounding effect and growth that just happens.
Bear in mind this is just within 30 days so what could achieve within 12 months is mind boggling. This is why staying active when in a bear market is more important than ever and so much can be accomplished. Use the full 20% of vote power you receive every day as why waste it as it is replaced at 0.833% per hour. If your feed is slow then find new users who are deserving of a vote and make sure you don't log off with 90% VP. That is a crime as you are not only harming your growth, but others in the community.
One day the dream is to have a passive income from Hive and other crypto projects so the only solution is to do the work now building your foundation for later on. I must admit I shocked myself with this and thought I would share this as it is really that important to monitor how you are growing. The perception I had was being 4 years on Hive for a 3 Hive Power vote that it would take many months to increase this value and that is not the case. Possibly by the end of this year I can achieve a 4 HP vote value which is just adding more growth potential as every number ticks by.
Break down your growth in order to achieve more and forget the dollar values concentrating on the Hive values instead.