RE: Thoughts on Guarding the Reward Pool
Here's one...I can relate to your wife. I was here on Steemit 3 months ago, but only managed to make a bunch of comments and one blog post. I was so worried about how my blog post would be received, that I couldn't write consistently and just became inactive for almost 3 months. That's because back then, I was under the impression that I had to write long-ish, thought-provoking, epic posts.
It wasn't until a few days ago that I decided to come back to Steemit by participating in the freewrite challenges. My goal was just to write everyday, and I made it a point to not be concerned about the length of my posts and to not think about the topics too much. Just get the prompt, set the timer, edit a little, and publish the post. The result: I've been posting one short blog, everyday for five days. Which is great, because I can feel the beginnings of a habit. Sure, my posts aren't amazing pieces of writing. But that's ok.
The skills required to accumulate STEEM are diversifying, too.
It won't be long before steemmonsters players will be earning STEEM just by playing well. They might never write a blog post or even have heard of steemit.
Blogging is where we start.
That would be great for Steem. People can be really competitive when it comes to their games. Dropping loads of cash and spending hours every month. It's no surprise steemmonsters is the hottest thing here, right now.