In the following video I discuss some of the mistakes I believe I have made on Steemit and how I hope to avoid making them in the future. I intentionally shot this in one take without rehearsing, second takes, or even editing. I didn't even watch past the first few seconds. I wanted you guys to be able to see the "real me" speaking from the heart. I hope it provides some insight, but be warned, I start off a bit slow but quickly gain steem. One of the downsides of speaking unrehearsed and unedited :)
TL;DR Going forward the primary question I will be asking myself is not, "Is this a good idea for a post," but instead, "Is this post good content/art?" I suspect this means that I will post slightly less frequently, focusing more on quality over quantity
P.S. I get the sense that some people think I am upset in this video. I just want to be clear that those long pauses are just what happens when I don't edit them out! I'm not emotional or sad during this video, though I now realize, it might look like that at times. I'm just gathering my thoughts and trying not to sound like a total dummy :) I'm not trying to appear upset, whether sincerely or insincerely. That's just how I talk.
P.P.S. In the video I don't mean to equate negative comments with trolling. I don't view negative comments as inherently troll-ish. They are entirely legitimate. For those wondering, here is how I approach comments:
- Vague positive comments: ignore, probably just a bot or someone looking for curation rewards
- Clearly thought out positive comments: I will upvote your comment, probably respond, and congrats, you've made a friend for life!
- Constructive negative comments: I respect your honesty and willingness to stick out your neck, if you're right, we're good. If I think you're wrong, but you are cordial and civil, we're still good. Thanks for your feedback.
- Not constructive negative comments: Ignore, boring
- Trolling: Ignore, boring
Great video, I love that you didn't edit it a bunch. I always feel self conscious about the way I talk on camera :) I get super nervous in front of the camera and forget what I wanted to say too :)
I love that you talked about the effect! I was listening to a podcast on how personalty tests are very inaccurate because everyone perceives themselves in a different way.
I also feel that sense of self entitlement at times, I think it's a flaw we all need to stop having! No other website pays us to post! We need to really appreciate this platform!
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Don't give up about Scott Adams. Your best performing content is videos: how about giving it another try with a video this time?
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I like that you are authentic and stepping up to things that scare you. That's huge! We all know there will always be negative comments. And how human of us to dismiss all the great things people said. Instead we focus on that one negative comment. How we perceive their comments is the reality. What is the gift?
Their comment is their opinion, not yours, but instead we choose to accept it as a negative, judge it, run it over a few times and beat ourselves up with it, when in fact what they said is merely a reflection of themselves.
"Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one!"
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Actually I think the Dilbert post gave you (and us) much more than you could have expected. This illumination that you've experienced and shared with us is worth much more than a couple of thousands USD you could have gotten from that Dilbert post.
And the overall impact is much greater - for me, the conclusion you conveyed in the video has much more value than having Scott Adams here at this stage. He will come to Steem sooner or later anyway, whereas we need our own good content now - for our own sanity.
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Wow, thanks so much. I kind of agree. And that was actually one of the things I wanted to talk about but didn't really remember. It's so true. The best thing you can do for steemit is create good content.
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I think you were a little hard on yourself.
The two posts you made after Dunning Kruger Effect have made a combined $109. Sure, not trending page numbers, but that still looks successful to me. If my posts make more than $10 I think they're successful . (I've had a few in the hundreds, none have broken $1,000 yet.)
So you didn't hit the trending page with each post. So what? You've done good work.
I also agree with you. Some posts here are TOO Long. It's hard to read that much in a web broswer.
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It's not about the numbers it's about what was going on inside my head while creating the content. I think the numbers provide some guide but they're just relative. For example, if my average post was getting $1 and I happened to notice that whenever they made 10 cents I wasn't being true to myself, the money Would still be providing a useful signal. But I agree, I should be grateful for every penny my posts make.
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] The Vikings in Norway love you. We do, you speak so clearly to us. Can we book you sometime in the future to speak to us live here in Norway? Have a nice day ;-)
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Do you use slack?
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No, never heard about slack before. We are thinking more in the terms of booking you for a trip to Norway in the future sometime, and speak to us on a stage here. We do MLM in Norway with a cryptocurrency company. The history is: we started with this crytocurrecy company one year ago. We found steemit 14 days ago, and like it. We did se YOU on youtube yesterday. Then we said, WOW what a guy, he speaks so clearly. We understand him so good. He speaks directly from himself. So I wanted to find you in here on steemit to see more and vote. When I found you in here (thaks to you on youtube) I also discovered that you had a reply to my reply in a post and I had voted for you earlier. Just a coincidence? No I do not think so. I think we (the Vikings) need you (he, he he).
PS. Hope my English is understandable. You see people misunderstand me in my native language. I think it is because I use many feelings, usually the high toned,
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I want to address one specific part of your video. The small post idea is a GREAT IDEA! We need more easy user thought of Steemit alterations like this one that we can simply implement with a hashtag. Thanks for starting the experiment. I actually used the hashtag in another post of mine. Quick and valuable easily digestible posts are desired by many of us . Twitter is the ultimate proof of one extreme version of people's love of a "small post". https://steemit.com/ethereum/@bitcoinmeister/lessons-from-the-ethereum-hard-fork-ethereum-classic-stands-for-something-and-much-more
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Cool, good to know! I was also going to use the "micropost" tag to describe twitter-sized posts, but I tend not to think in brief sentences :)
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I was planning on playing around with "Stweets" on here but I have yet to get around to it,
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Even better. If any ever come to mind I'll use that tag :)
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I really appreciate this video, @andrarchy - you do something that I, myself, have not yet been able to muster up the courage to do: post. Not just articles - video posts! That's a beast in and of itself, and I sincerely look forward to seeing more from you.
You're kicking ass!
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Thank you, yeah the editing can be the real bear. Hours and hours that no one ever sees. Glad you're liking what I'm putting out there!
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Don't let the haters get you down. Every person in any sort of spotlight has fans and haters. Sometimes the haters yell a little louder. You have to brush them off and keep doing you. Let your accomplishments shut them up!
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Thanks man. Just to be clear though, I'm not pointing a finger at anyone but myself. The negative commenter had totally valid points. And trolls are just trolls, so nothing to talk about there. I'm a smidge disappointed at myself, no one else. But I'm not that disappointed. I just want to do better :)
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You're welcome. Just don't let the negativity eat away at you and affect your next work!
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You got it. I'll do my best :)
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What can I say, I love this meme. So you're getting an upvote :)
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Thank you for your upvote @andrarchy :)
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It takes a lot to admit you've been wrong or made a mistake especially in such a public way and you have certainly given me a lot to think about moving forward. Thank you.
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The reason you are so damn intelligent bro, is because you are so sensitive to negativity. You are an expert in the laws of the land and I'm not sure you are even aware of it! Keep posting! Your knowledge has Extreme value! Your content is helping a guy like me in ways you don't even know!
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I like you more than a friend :)
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Andrew, this was powerful. You might be grateful for the Dilbert flop that it provoked this kind of reaction - straight from the heart, bypassing the mind.
Differentiating between a good idea and a good content - I'm gonna remember that. I've never thought of it but the moment you said it I knew what you meant. It resonates with me on a very deep level. Thanks for that.
Dilbert was a good idea. This post was good content.
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100% Agree. I'm very grateful for everything that's happened on Steemit. I've been waiting for this site and it's even better than I ever could have imagined. That's why I'm here after all!
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Hey @andrarchy
Its ok to make mistakes, specially on something so new as #steemit. We all seem to be in a big race. The fact that it affects us morally does not mean its a bad idea.
" Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. "
Winston Churchill
I think that the platform will grow and with that growth so will our ideas and thoughts to make it better. Not only better but I think the steemit guys will make sure we have alternatives to getting more upvotes or just more opportunities to make a decent profit from 1 post.
We will be fine :)
Cheers
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Haha, you did actually seem upset in the beginning.
Glad I watched it til the end, it got pretty entertaining. Times change on steemit, faster than on any other platforms, everyone has to adapt to them like we adapt to the updates. I think you will find good material to write about in the future, don't worry if it doesn't happen on a daily basis. Your material helps build this site up and a lot of people will be thankful for it in the future, I just wish they would keep ongoing payments available for posts for longer than 30 days. Would be more awesome to be able to vote on old comments/posts if you stumble upon them and want to vote for them.
Anyway, good post, can't wait for your next big one. :)
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Yeah I was watching that like, "Am I about to cry?" haha
Agreed, the rate of change is so rapid. Makes it a lot scarier. You feel like you're going to get left behind.
Thanks for the encouragement!
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So many great topics in this video. I love your distinction between a good idea and good art. I think Steemit has a real ability to improve content beyond the kind of "articles" found on facebook etc. I want to embrace that aspect to improve my whole approach to writing. My first posts were not designed for Steemit and were ideas, only. I got that immediately and it made me realize that I've been phoning it in everywhere in my life and not really putting myself out there... at all... in any way. I'm aiming higher, now and it's empowering to hear others noticing the same potential and getting behind the basic integrity of being in this for real. Great video! Following!
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You are so right. IMO all you have to do is "listen" to what steemit is telling you. For me that seems to always be, "Make the content you believe is great." It does push you hard. In fact, I feel like I understand a bit better why Steve Jobs was such an effective leader. He must have had the rare talent to give his employees this same feeling, even if they hated him for it.
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I'd love to know your answer to the question: "What is content?" I found myself asking this a year ago. My response, then, was cynical and bitter. It amounted to something like "content is advertising." I'm past that now and looking at it again. I'll probably eventually post on the topic. I hope you will, too, if it is a topic of interest.
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I appreciate your raw honesty in this video, Andrew. That took a great deal of courage on your part, and it's especially helpful to those like me who are terrified of putting themselves in front of the camera and showing any kind of vulnerability whatsoever. This is a hurdle that I know I need to overcome, so thanks for the reminder.
Your cat makes me smile by the way. :)
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Thanks! Yeah, he makes me smile too. I didn't even realize he was in the video! I think he makes it better though :)
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Haha! He totally does! =^_^=
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Dude, I watched your video explaining Steem Vs Steem dollars Vs Steem Power on youtube nbefore you posted it on steemit. I think it is one of the best on the subject, if not the only one out there.
Just don't be too self conscience, do it sincerely, it's the only thing that matters, haters are gonna hate anyway, it has nothing to do with you, it's in them. Just like a snake's venom is in the snake and a snake bites.
Keep it up, keep it light
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You got it!
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I loved your video so much it inspired me to make my own, so I thank you for that! I loved your pauses and the realness. It was awesome!
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Thanks a lot!
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Thanks for posting. It's so funny how I can post something I think is great on Tumblr or Facebook, and when it doesn't get the attention I feel it deserves, I might feel a little bit dejected, but I normally say, "oh well", and that's it. The cardgame really changes when money is involved.
We were talking about hold 'em the other night... maybe you're familiar with these terms "tilt" and "winner's tilt". "Tilt" is of course when you have a bad emotional reaction to something, and so you start playing terribly - or more broadly, when some internal state is preventing you from playing your best game. "Winner's tilt" is a peculiar variety of tilt, and there are two flavours: One is where you get cocky and start making bold moves which you would normally avoid. The other is where you get scared because you have so much money in front of you, and you don't want to make a mistake, and so you miss many opportunities. You had the first type, and of course it came crashing down. After a little success, I'm experiencing the second type, scared to post again in case it falls flat.
But life goes on. Don't worry too much about letting people down. I think you're establishing a reputation which goes beyond minor mistakes. Besides, when I saw that post about Adams, I didn't even question that you would be able to raise the money.
My other note is a little expression that's been rolling around in my head lately: you are drinking from a spring which never runs dry. No matter how much you write, you can always write more. It doesn't matter if people plagiarise your work, criticise it, spit on it, your hard drive fails or whatever. You can always write more; that's the magic of being an artist.
Talk soon buddy.
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It's funny, I was thinking about hold'em last night. It's like we're showing up to the casino and being handed free chips to play with with ... But the chips have real value. You have good nights and bad nights, but over the long run, skill wins out.
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Straight core... I totally appreciate haw raw dog you let yourself be. We share the same fears. I finally opened up the doors here on Steemit to possibly getting my flow back in motion .... Huh ... My flow-motion.... More then ever I need to cut the ties of caring too much about what others view myself and anything I offer up. When I first started checking out the content and the ways people were letting their guard down here I started to finally feel like Maby this was a community I could jive with. I joined.... I then noticed a massive emergence of critics and straight up negative threads being woven through the Steemit community I've so long been hoping I would cross paths with. Seeing a lotta me in you. At least in this video. I became hesitant to dropping in completely. Seeing your video here helped remind me what has helped me so damn much in the past.. That is to just keep logged in the back of my mind that for each of somebody's 100% positive 'whatever' it may be, that same thing will be somebody's 100% negative. Reminding myself that has helped me in the craziest of times.... Especially when I don't see eye to eye with someone cuzz it works both ways... It keeps me from forming negative thought patterns. It allows me to let whatever it is I don't totally agree with....roll off my back.
Sooo in the midst of my hesitation, your video here surfaced at the most optimum of times. Thanks for grinding through it and sharing it. Keep it Real! Keep postin brotha!
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Thanks so much. People like you are who I post for :)
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Well done man, you didn't even need to edit this video which is great!! You were able to just communicate really well with nobody but a camera.
I find this really really hard, and when I started your video I was going to advise you to start editing the pauses out. But that was a wrong initial reaction because you did really well and this is so much more authentic without any stops!!
Kudos!
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That's because Steemit is a Casino. Read page 20 of the white paper.
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troll Oscar Nomination...
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I up vote anything I think I can make something from, If someone votes for you post out respect you should vote back. To receive is to give.
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Just dont read your post comments. What you dont know cant hurt you.
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Negative comments do not hurt me. I think the proper reaction to negative comments is actually to consider whether they might actually have a point. If not then there's nothing to get upset about. If so, then I have to look inward.
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I can definitely relate to the emotional ups and downs of which you speak!
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Interesting article with some very valid points.
Thanks for sharing.
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Great post!
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Good luck!)
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I think the main problem right now is that we have a huge influx of information and it's impossible to see all of it. And those great users who really up vote great content are just a few reported to the number users that are posting anything to get money. In the future I'm sure the Steemit devs will do something, but for now, we can try to make a difference and hope for the best.
Your ideas and content is good for an amount of users, unfortunately you article never reached.
Keep up the good work!
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Hi! I just found your video on youtube and looked you up on steemit. I really like your thoughts on the importance of the quality of the content in each post we upload. I am a new vlogger and I have noticed something similar to you where a lot of the posts are very long and very thorough. I have also considered creating short posts that still provide good content, but I am just not sure if it is just a good idea.
A funny thing about trolls that I encountered on my second post was that someone got very upset that I had mentioned a different cryptocurrency besides steemit and decided to mute me because of it. At that point I was only a few days into steemit and had legitimately thought I did something wrong. I then learned that there are tags solely dedicated to talking about other cryptocurrency and that I will not be able to please everyone.
In your experience have you found it to be easier to distinguish between trolls and people who offer good critical feedback?
I hope all has been well for you lately.
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