I took a week off from blogging here on Steemit as a kind of creative reset...I guess it was ten days to be exact. Honestly, I’ve been feeling unsatisfied and generally unfulfilled with my blogging lately. This time away was sorely needed and it taught me a few things.

During my first six months writing on this platform in 2016 I published two posts per day religiously while working a full-time job, teaching meditation, and writing books. Eventually, this hectic schedule tapered off to at least one Steemit post per day for the next year or so after that.

Now that I’ve had a week off to reflect, I’ve decided that part of the problem has been a lack of time to devote to blogging. These days life is pulling me in quite a few new and exciting directions, which I love.

The other thing is Steemit is very a different platform than it was a year ago. Steemit has a much larger user base and is changing in countless other exciting ways. I haven’t been changing in that same direction.

Getting to the Root of the Problem

This disconnect I feel from my, once excited and genuinely engaged, readership is something I'd like to find a remedy for. I miss the thoughtful comments, the philosophical debates, the sharing of ideas. I miss exchanges beyond "I love your post, please upvote me."

Over the past two years my interaction with the Steemit community became an important part of my daily routine and I’ve missed it. My blog began in 2016 (a century ago in blockchain time) as this wonderfully experimental space to test new ideas and fiction but somewhere along the line some of that edge was lost and began to feel a little uninspired.

How Can We Make It Fun Again?

The truth is, none of us can follow the same path in a changing world and expect the same results. Life doesn’t work that way, we must evolve. I long for the days that looking at the Steemit feed was one of the first things I wanted to do in the morning. Maybe this is an unrealistic expectation.

During my week long reset I often asked myself How can I make this fun again? Stepping away allowed cognitive dissonance to recede into the background a bit and some new ideas to bubble up from the the well of creativity that is the subconscious mind.

What Will the Reset Entail?

I decided if I didnn't make some sort of drastic change then I would likely be taking increasingly longer breaks from Steemit, which would make me sad. Over the next few weeks I’ll be starting two new blogging projects that I’m really excited about.

The new first project, which was suggested by my wife, will be an interactive series allowing all of us Steemians from different generations to share some of our wisdom and stories with each other.

Another truth the struck me squarely between the eyes during my time away is I really miss teaching meditation classes. My next thought was, “Why not share your knowledge about meditation in some way via Steemit posts?” This is exactly what I plan on doing with the second series.

I invite you all to drop by my blog within the coming weeks to see how this new reset is working out! It will definitely be fun for me to try something a little different.

As always, I thank you for reading.

Yours in the Chain,

Eric

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