Well put @mirrors! The things you said is an eye-opener for us. There was a time before when I always go bitching around because the posts I spent an overnight working with didn't even make it to 0.05 SBD. It made me so frustrated and angry I even thought of quitting. But then, if I spend my time on other social media platforms without getting anything from them, why not stick around to steemit? Maybe I just need a new perspective. That's when I started to join communities and also made posts that were from the heart. Posts that talk about my passion. And that's when things took a turn.
Thanks for this reminder!
You say it all too well. Its a lesson, something many do well to learn. So long as you only write and about subjects outside your passions, the emotional investment on perceived rewards, after the long hours, is very high, disappointment, and thoughts of quitting are certain.
But like you in your experience, and not only you, me, included, by the way, and many out there, the experience becomes more interesting and less stressful once we climb down those high hopes and focus on daily events,people, life and paces, on our passions.
I mean, i write about my travels, because i love to travel. No stress. it all comes out easy. I spend little hours. Rewarded or not, i keep the satisfaction that i told of it, simple.
Thanks for affirming my thoughts, @filnette