Really inspiring. I'm pretty new and was struggling with the advice that I've read in some places about establishing a niche for yourself and focusing on articles within a certain topic. That might work for some people who are inspired by things like food or gardening etc, but honestly what I'm inspired by is LIFE and KNOWLEDGE, and so I'd rather write about whatever new idea or concept I've come across or that I'm currently passionate about. It was great to read your comment about writing what you're inspired to write. I think I'm already halfway there towards following that sentiment too.
Secondly, yes I really appreciate posts that contain links to whatever the author mentions. I've been led on to find so much other incredible stuff by following links that people were kind enough to post.
Finally, it's nice to know that you spend so long creating a post. I look at some people's accounts and their history of posts really seems like a labour of love - but it's intimidating to think that such quality stuff could be banged out in 10 minutes. Now I feel better about the time it takes me to write something. Thanks for sharing these thoughts !
Building knowledge while earning steem is like a dream :)
As far as how long it takes me to create... some articles take quite a bit longer than 8 hours to be honest. It really depends on the subject. Now that I've been writing for some time, I can even write an article in 4 hours occasionally :)
Steem On, Friend!