There is this saying "Consistency is key"...
I always had an issue with the way it was worded because it could be misinterpreted.
It doesn't say "Consistency is the key" or "Consistency is a key", for example. So, what are you to understand? Is it the only key? Or is it one of the keys?
I believe that anyone who has applied consistency correctly knows it is only one of the keys, certainly not the only one.
Unfortunately, consistency can be applied incorrectly too, in which case it has negative consequences.
What do you think... If someone consistently watches TV many hours every day, does that help or is it detrimental? It's true, it matters what they watch too, and it matters if that's a music channel in the background while they work or they are glued to the screen and don't do anything else all day long.
There is another way in which consistency can hurt. If this routine prevents someone from evolving, from learning and experimenting new things, it's again something not desirable.
If, on the other hand, it is applied in order to achieve something like financial or health goals, consistency really helps. That is because it leads to the compounding effect, which takes a while before it shows its first results, and the longer it goes the more impressive the snowball gets.
A bad plan consistently applied can lead to bad results though. That's why, results need to be evaluated from time to time, to see if you are going in the right direction. It's sometimes not easy to do, and we often see people evaluate too soon and, without noticeable progress (or even regress), they decide to give up.
In this case, a good plan is also a key. So is a proper evaluation at the right time (especially for longer goals), and good decisions based on the results.
Hive Power-Up Day (HPUD) and Power-Up Month (PUM)
Last year, I and a few other Hivers were consistently powering up 1k HIVE every HPUD. That lasted most of the year and part of the year before for me, which was pretty nice. But I decided I won't keep doing it at the same level throughout the bull market, since I have a different plan now.
I haven't lost my consistency though. And at some point, I may restart powering up 1k HIVE every HPUD. We will see.
I kept participating at every HPUD, but I didn't find it necessary to post about it, since we are talking about small amounts...
The other part that requires even more consistency (daily, instead of once a month) is PUM. Plus, no power downs (from my staking account).
Even though the badges below may give you the wrong impression, I only missed one day of power up from the start of the year.
If we dive into the details, we see the day missed in February, while HiveBuzz didn't work (still, only one day missed during that period, on Feb 18th):
And last month, although the badge isn't yet yellow, I powered up every day:
This isn't much. That's why I didn't even talk about it this year, I think. But not interrupting the consistent action helps to keep it a routine. And that will help in the future, when I need it back.
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I agree with consistency being a key, applying it to many different things, like daily and monthly power ups.
I have that one working well, if only I could get the writing to the same level.
It's only difficult at the beginning. Then routine kicks in.
Speaking of consistency, I thought it was "the key", but I changed my mind... It is one of the keys like you said... I saw people creating on HIVE just for the sake of doing it, without any value in the posts... thinking that doing that is enough, as consistency is key... Missing the whole point of "other keys"...
Congrats on the HivePUM!!!
I have the impression this saying (and others) was intentionally left or transformed into something kind of ambiguous. And people need to draw their own conclusions.
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Consistency is consistency and I don't think you need to be so focused on 1k powerups. I just go for the normal powerup day and it all adds up even if it's small.
Well, that's true, but consistently adding more makes the snowball grow quicker, lol. I don't plan to renew this kind of high amount power ups soon, though.
I mostly don't talk about my power-ups anymore, I didn't think it was necessary, but I make sure to actually keep at it.
I think a person can do the wrong thing consistently and the terrible thing about this is that it's time wasting and can be dangerously misleading. Powering up is doing the right thing always
It's important to realize if the action you keep repeating helps you or, on the contrary, hurts you. The consequences of actions with small gradual effect are sometimes difficult to assess until they produce enough of a change through the compound effect.
I've done both. Sometimes I talked about them, other times I didn't, like this year. They can have an inspirational or motivational effect on others sometimes.
I feel consistency isn’t the key but when you keep going something repeatedly, you are likely to get better at it and there are times when you may keep doing the wrong thing
Anyway, I’m glad I powered up today and most times, I don’t always wait till HPUD day before I do so.
In conjunction with other elements, consistency can be very powerful. The key? Never by itself, I believe.
That was my strategy too, in the beginning, to powerup whenever I had some HIVE. I didn't even understand why others give so much importance to HPUD. In time, I got convinced as well. HPUD serves as inspiration/motivation to others, and it is easy to plan for, without taking the price variation in consideration.
Wow, that is really good consistency. I didn't even know there is a PUM. Congrats on being able to power up daily.
Yeah, it means you need to power up daily a minimum of 1 HIVE or to have your post for the day set at 100% HP for the day(s) when you don't power up, and not power down throughout the month.
Oh, that other option makes it easier, if one posts daily with the 100 percent. It is still hard to do it, especially if one goes on a vacation. So congrats again on being able to do it consistently.
For most people it would be easier. But if you post with one account and stake in another, as I do, this option doesn't exist.
I wonder if you can automate it. Make it stake everyday, and you just need to monitor that you have the Hive to do so.
I don't know of a UI that allows recurrent power ups, but that can be automated using a script. But it's a matter of 3-5 seconds a day (and I don't forget about it because I keep HiveBuzz opened in a tab to remind me, and I have an alarm to double check if I do it every day), plus I can decide what to do with the extra HP every once in a while, instead of automating that too. Since it's on my staking account, I don't curate with it, so I either delegate it to my posting account or to something else. If someone powers up their posting account, this isn't an issue.
I see. Seems like you have a good setup already. I was thinking of it as a last resort anyways, something like 1 hour before the end of the day, if the staked Hive didn't increase, it will do so.
I’m glad you haven’t lost your consistency
Happy power up day to all of us
I hope I’m able to participate in the next one
Happy HPUD!
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