#18 Humans Of Steemit : @whatamidoing (A Deep Soul Writer With A Heart For Humanity)

Ladies and Gents,

Bots and non-bots,

With a joy in my heart, I present to you @whatamidoing

I feel blessed to have been able to get to know this wonderful person via his great Discord Be Awesome, which I highly recommend you join in you are into deep philosophical talks!

ENJOY!

Q&A

Who are you? Tell us anything and everything you’d like us to know about you!

• I suppose I'm whoever I feel like being at a given moment. It's easier to tell you what I do. I search for ways to prove that there is no need for selfishness and selflessness, that we can help ourselves as we help others and help others as we help ourselves. I share the magic I've experienced in the form of stories and songs. I support community and plant it's seeds wherever I can. I want it all and I want you to have it all too!

What makes your heart smile?

• When I see someone so lost in the music that they don't care what they don't know or care if anyone is watching.

How did you get onto Steemit?

• I was looking for a place to share my stories and connect with different kind of artists and communities. You can find my stories at www.patreon.com/thetree123 . I use steemit more for the community building and making friends than anything now.

Where do you want to die?

• Assuming death is real....somewhere ironic and beautiful that feels like home.

What’s something you DON’T like about all this new technology?

• I'm trying to stay positive but if we want to be realistic, we now have all the pieces lined up for a dystopian corporate police state and so few seem to realize or care, some even seem to invite it. The only thing that could possibly save us is a massive change in culture, and a massive amount of positivity and trust in human potential...hence trying to stay positive 😛

What mistake do you keep making and why?

• Getting pulled into polarized debates

Is there anything you wish you could unlearn?

• Laziness and being easily distracted

If there was something you could un-do, what would it be?

• I try not to dwell on it, but could have paid more attention to my body and developing healthy habits.

Imagine that you magically have the ability to keep being alive without sleep, what would you do with the extra time?

• Holy shit, yes! I'd play guitar more and stay in touch with more people and make faster progress on all my projects.

What’s the stupidest thing you’ve done that actually turned out pretty well?

• These are all really long stories. I have written about some of them.

What makes your belly ache with laughter?

• When I hear recordings of the weird songs I sing to myself. When I catch people who are being cute when they think no one is watching.

Tell us about 1 significant event in your life that really made you who you are.

• So many to choose from. I'll share a quick one. When I finally managed to read a book in Japanese after previously assuming I was terrible at learning languages, I realized any "impossible task" was all about the methods and the effort put in.

What would be the scariest monster you could imagine?

• Tourists that act like tourists

What does Steemit mean for you?

• Well, steemit is certainly the best place to talk about steemit. I want to help turn it into a place where community and collaboration flourish, not entirely based out of self interests and ass kissing 🙂 We can do this.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

• Whatamidoing , I like to hear others say it, it shows introspection.

Which person inspires you the most and why do they inspire you?

• I met a guy who made a lot of money on his cafe which he never really intended to become a hip city spot. Instead of becoming a chain store, he used the money to open up unique shops in collaboration with his staff (elevating them to partner, rather than employee) that would be their dream shops. He had twelve last time I saw him including a yoga studio, hair salon, book store and 2 restaurants.
  There are some other friends I could talk about but it'd take too long and be too personal.

What are you insecure about?

• My ability to help people, cause it's what I want most and if I can't do that...well, shit.

Describe your ideal life.

• To be a valued and an influential member of a vibrant community, both online and offline. To be able to protect my community from gentrification and commercial interests and create community based initiatives to solve any problems. To be able to share my art with all those who might be inspired by it. To be able to promote the idea of a gift economy and my own work together to the point where I could live in overflowing abundance, all by means of the gift economy. And to be able to support many persons in achieving their dreams.

Have you ever saved someone’s life?

• More than a few, just as I've been saved by more than a few

What do other people think is weird about you?

• Everything? My unwavering idealism, which wavers for sure but it's never toppled. How easy it is for me to adapt to another culture despite not fitting into any of them.

What do you think is one of the best things about you?

• That I know I'm awesome but not special. That I see things others don't see because I stand in places they don't stand.

What’s one responsibility you really wish you didn’t have?

• "Making a living". If currency is really a measure of how much value you give to others, I feel like I'd be rich 10 times over. But I'd like to assume the whole struggle is a lesson that we need to learn and once we really learn it, things come together. This is proving itself to be true.

If you had a personal flag, what would be on it?

• A flag with a flag on it with a flag on it wi a flag on it....

If a genie granted you 3 wishes right now, what would you wish for?

1. A piece of land in Japan that granted me a lifetime visa without proof of work.
2. An easy method of finding devoted readers of my stories without dealing with any corporate entities or contracts.
   I wouldn't want to ask for anything that made the game TOO easy or threw things out of balance for myself or others (world peace without working towards it probably wouldn't be sustainable for example) but I'd ask that we could all learn to trust each other and work together and really see each other's perspectives sooner rather than later. Wishes 1 and 2 also serve this purpose.

What do you think about when you’re by yourself?

• How to balance being everyone and no one and someone.

What would you want to be written on your tombstone?

• Whatever the waves would like to write.

Who is the person you trust most?

• Anyone who trusts others.

What’s your favourite word?

• やばい

Who is your fave (or one of your favourite) Steemians and why?

• Everyone who made Be Awesome possible from the beginning including but not limited to @macchiata @guyfawkes4-20 @clayboyn @ryivhnn @j3dy and @vincentnijman . Also @rondonson and @kendewitt cause they are such awesome people and have become good friends. As for people I don't know very well @brightstar had some articles that blew me away and @William-syrus always blows me away with his art. And @acidyo for always being an example of how one with steem power should act.

If you were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume you had done?

• Started a cult.

When you looked in the mirror first thing this morning, what was the first thing you thought?

• Not in a habit of needlessly looking into a mirror....trying to get out of a habit of useless thinking.... so something like "how can I make today cool?"

What’s the most ridiculous fact you know?

• This post will reach trending

What is something that you just recently realized that you are embarrassed you didn’t realize earlier?

• Trading crypto is incredibly easy

What is your nickname?

• The tree

As a Human Of Steemit, how do you contribute to Steemit?

• I write to inspire! I live to inspire!
  I am trying to build a community that encourages steemians to forge deeper relationships. It's based around maximizing personal freedom, harmony and balance the philosophy of benefiting the individual while simultaneously benefiting the all which I call Be Awesome. You can join us on discord.
  I host a weekly contest called the Deadpost Initiative which aims to find readers and SBD for posts which went ignored during their 7 day shelf life. It also makes devoted posters more aware of each other and spurs discussion.

Fun Crazy Steemit Thing

https://steemit.com/art/@whatamidoing/shitty-art-1

@whatamidoing, I am SO happy you chose to be featured on Humans Of Steemit.

I deeply feel that your impact on Steemit is only going to grow!
I am filled with joy that you've decided to toss away the virtual walls and started writing from and with the heart!

Thank you for bringing deep-truth shit to Steemit.
Thank you for having such strong morals and ethics.
Thank you for being my digital friend.
Thank you for participating on Humans Of Steemit!

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