Tonight I got home from work after 7 pm and spent an hour playing with my daughter ...
... until her bedtime. She doesn't mind this as she gets to spend the evening with her mother instead of me, who she was stuck with for the whole weekend. When it comes to the time spent with our daughter, quality over quantity is the only way we can go and I think, it is not bad at all.
My wife handed the first version of her thesis in today which means that she is in the final stretch before graduation. There is still a lot to do of course as it will be returned to her to correct, and that has to be done on a very short schedule. A few more weeks though and it will be over.
I talked to a good friend of mine on the phone yesterday and she said I sound very tired, which is no surprise. It isn't just the lack of sleep though as I am still feeling the effects of the treatment last week and have had what is a pretty intense headache for 4 or 5 days. The lack of rest doesn't help matters most likely, but that is on a mostly known leash.
Knowing the schedule or what is causing the pain is comforting in many ways as it offers the chance of respite and reason. I think this is part of the issue why many feel the pressure on Steem, as the time frames and reasons why are largely unknown - it is mostly speculation and uncertainty. I am okay with it for the most part as much of my life has been lived in known uncertainty. What I mean by this is that I generally knew that my life schedules and reasons were outside of my control to some degree, but I must cope regardless as there was very little safety net or fallback position.
Knowing this from a young age made me cautious to the point of fault - it became fear. For a very long time I lived my life making decisions from a point of fear rather than openness to possibility. I do less of that now and instead, welcome uncertainty as the chance to experience new.
"New" scares many people. New is an unknown and people generally prefer familiar. It will be the familiarity that will take the Blockchain and tokens mainstream - it will be the people who embraced The New who will benefit the most. This is the way it has always been.
It is also the ones who embrace the new who fail first. As I see it though, there is very little risk in economic failure for me personally as, i know I will always manage or, not.
There is no middle ground for survival, is there?
Taraz
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Quality > quantity most of the time XD
Good luck to your wife with the thesis!
I hope she graduates and gets a job. :D
I stopped a long time ago making decision out of fear but out of possiblility amd hope. It is always good to spend quality time with your daughter so i will say 1 hour was pretty small
Hope is best coupled with preparation.
Time frames are hard to gauge and there is just so much unknown. I am almost 99 percent positive we are all doing the right thing though. It may be the unknown which keeps it from becoming a mainstream platform for a little longer which is also a good thing in some ways. You must have your rest so one day you can enjoy the fruits of the many hours you have put in here. No point in being to ill to enjoy it.
Getting there. A few more weeks and things ease up considerably I am hoping. Even getting the weekends back a bit would help a huge amount.
We'll get there, every industry takes time.
Sorry to hear about the headache.
On your last sentence...if steem does fail I guess I really can't count any losses on my part...i may not have gained much money but a lot of intangible benefits have followed
I would be very disappointed if it failed but at the same time, what do you think is going to follow, have I learned anything that will help?
I think you've helped more than you know. My savings plan for instance has been on the up and up since I started practicing delayed gratification.
whether steemit.com fails or not, I know we'll be alright
Life is harder in every next second. Reach to all in life is difficult and nearly impossible sometimes. But we have to fight with this till dying. Thank you for this post.
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The goal is to make the next second a litle easier with the learning from the previous :)
Beautiful pic of your daughter bud.
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Yeah, she is a cutie. Sat on the bed for an hour talking and being stupid. best hour of the day.
I think that sometimes as well. The little Times like this matter and stand out even in a very crowded and positive day.
Nothing is hard in life but only a question of your mindset. One hour is always great if you spend quality time with her!
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Experience is what we make of it, regardless of what that experience entails. Two people in near identical situations can have very different experiences of it through like you said, mindset.
All I know is that it is all worth it. The investment your family os making on that education alone will make it worth the time and will reap benefits in the long term.
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It is going to definitely be worth it I think as we have lived crushed for so long that the spare time and eventual work that'll follow will seem luxurious. =)
There has never been a time in history when the reward/risk ratio of novelty seeking has been better. And it is likely to only get better in the future. This is due to the accelerating gains from technological development.
You are right and those who are able to develop and hold the resources to take advantage will be the ones who do take advantage. Eventually, everyone will benefit from the changes in development, some will benefit more.