HI @ericvancewalton, interesting to ponder what you say here and a few things occur to me -

• when you were blogging prior to leaving your job, it had a lot to do with your writing and now I imagine that a lot of your writing energy is enmeshed with Hardfork so you can't necessarily share it here; steemit isn't a daily catalyst for that. Thus it would make sense that you have to recalibrate and find a new a catalyst that ignites your passion and motivation.
• plus, steemit when compared to your job was so exciting. Now you love your self-created job so yes steemit is great but it's probably not as extreme a contrast and may feel less essential.

Just thoughts, not sure if any of these ring true but I'm glad that you're reaching to find your "steam" for steemit. Both of your ideas sound really great!

I'll also say that I've been going through my own weighing of things here too and trying to find my feet amidst the huge growth. Keeping my presence meaningful by my own standards is really a challenge while I try to keep up with everything. I sometimes find myself getting frazzled trying to race around the platform curating and communicating and that certainly ISN"T satisfying! Plus my life is dizzyingly busy right now so time is squeezed to the max causing me to have to recalibrate too.

But I keep returning to my own maxim about steemit - make what I do here something that's so essential for my own personal growth that I'm compelled to return and engage regularly. It has to be cutting edge in my own life to sacrifice those hours which could be filled with many other wonderful things!

And equally important is to give myself permission to post only as much as I can manage and give only 1-2 hours a day rather than the 4-5 I'd like to. Then use that time carefully in the ways that are most satisfying. This is really important for me.

As always, I so enjoy your thinking and witnessing your process, you have my support and friendship no matter how you carve out your future!