BlogHide Resteemssharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoAugust Steemit Stats: Retention & GrowthDaily Metrics Measures the amount of daily active accounts, as tracked by steemd. As you can see active user's has not seen sustained growth over the last month. The massive bump in daily use can…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoSteemit State of the Site: RetentionI'm back with another update on the state of the site. Today we'll be looking at the level of active accounts over the past three weeks. Still a small set of data I know, but I feel it's best for…sharper333 (48)in psychology • 8 years agoAmygdala Hijack: How your lizard brain controls youWhat’s in a hijack? Daniel Goleman initially coined this term in 1996. The term describes an emotional response that is immediate, overwhelming, and uncharacteristic for the stimuli because it has…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoSteemit Web Analytics: Retention and Engagement Part 2You can find part 1 here, recently updated with some stats I forgot to add. Today we'll be looking at engagement based on data collected from steemle for the month of August. This will be measured…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoSteemit Web Analytics: Retention and Engagement. Part 1Morning steemers, I'm currently mulling over investing in steem. In this process I'll be looking at several factors that will help determine if I move forward with that decision. I figured I'd…sharper333 (48)in psychology • 8 years agoWill Fatigue: How To Stay Focused All DayThe concept of self-control as a renewable resource might seem strange, but it shouldn't. The internet is rife with jokes about how a long day can destroy any idea of productivity. We come home, lay…sharper333 (48)in life • 8 years agoHack your Poo: An InfographicThis was made over at piktochart on a free account if anyone is interested in trying their hand at it.sharper333 (48)in psychology • 8 years agoRespect. What is it and Who's earned it?It’s a source of contention we’ve all faced at some point and likely will until we die. Who deserves our respect? How do we define it? Who's earned it? And, by what right have they earned it…sharper333 (48)in productivity • 8 years agoPomodoro Technique: The Single Best App for Staying FocusedWhat is the Pomodoro technique? It's a time management device developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980's. The technique users a timer to breakdown work, normally into twenty-five minute chunks…sharper333 (48)in meme • 8 years agoThe steemit feelsNothing like coming on steemit and trying to strike the sweet balance between making content and consuming it.sharper333 (48)in psychology • 8 years agoMastering Self-Control: Thinking Hot & ColdThinking Hot Originates from the limbic system Associated with fear Automatic natural response. Immediate response/reward system Thinking Cool Dominated by the pre-frontal…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoLet's stop with the theories. Whales aren't powering downThanks to the wonderful @bitcoiner, who came up with the equally wonderful SteemDown and who's image I stole, it's incredibly easy to track what our whales are doing with their steem. And while…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoPushing Past the Imposter Syndrome to Enjoy steemitWarning: This post and the attached video contain slightly crude language. In the words of famous French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, "Kings and philosophers shit and so do ladies" That is…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoHow we can help steemit pass reddit! A Look at the Basics of Web AnalyticsI've seen quite a few posts on here going for the basic web stats you can find at alexa and similarweb and that's great! Since we're all partial investors in the growth of steemit, as…sharper333 (48)in steemit • 8 years agoWould Buffett Buy Steem??? Investing in Crytocurrency with Confidence.Let's take a look at some reasons why Buffett would 'hard pass' on this innovative opportunity. "Oh hell nah" This shouldn't surprise anyone who knows anything about how Buffet invests. In…sharper333 (48)in steem • 8 years agoSteemit is crushing Reddit in Social and Refferal TrafficYou may have seen @steemrollin 's post covering user engagement in these past few days. He's flat out right that user engagement is crucial for the growth of a website like this. And where that…sharper333 (48)in life • 8 years agoSelf-Control, Delaying Gratification, and Resisting TemptationThey all seem similar, and it's not uncommon for us to use these words in the same string. Or, for us to use the latter two when describing a time we needed self-control. But, there is an important…sharper333 (48)in science • 8 years agoThe Stress Response: How your body reacts in the face of danger25% of young Americans, women, and parents experience high levels of stress. 50% of Americans believe they have stress 33% higher than healthy levels. 64% of Americans say major stress comes…sharper333 (48)in psychology • 8 years agoSleep is for the WeakLess sleep equals more productivity. Or, is it just more time I could be productive? Probably the latter, but still. I just have to use that time wisely and losing sleep is worthwhile, right…sharper333 (48)in psychology • 8 years agoSelf-Control and Happiness: You need more, not less.In 2014 a group of researchers, Wilhelm Hofmann, Maike Luhmann, Rachel R Fisher, Kathleen D Vohs. and Roy F. Baumeister, looked to answer a nuanced question: are people with high self-control…