49 days of being with the cowboy hat. This is written in anticipation that I will make it to my 50th.

50 is a nice round number. Half of a hundred. The passing grade on exams. While I know I have a long way to go, it reminds me of how far I have come.

First, some paradoxical advice. Don’t center “stacking sats” as the be-all and end-all of your engagement here. I know, it contradicts my title but trust me, I know what I’m saying. And not from reading @siggy47’s post either. Though I recommend you read it and get some inspiration: #184545

So, Sensei, I don’t get it, you ask. If you don’t ask me to care about sats, what then should I care about?

Well this is the modus operandi that works for me. Maybe it will work for you too.

1. Post to declutter

I have been wanting to do this for the longest time and finally got around to doing it yesterday. I posted a photo I had taken on my Malacca trip many years ago on ~photography. I don’t know why I took so long. Fear of the unknown? Fear of rejection?

Anyway, my objective was actually to declutter my digital life. After posting that photo, I promptly deleted it on my phone. And a few others as well. It’s true. You just need to topple one to active a dominoes fall.

Back when ~Japan was still around, I religiously posted articles I had written for Japanese culture sites (don’t worry, they have now gone kaput!) several years ago. One article each day. I then proceeded to recycle that piece of paper on which that article was written on. My thick file feels lighter; so does my congested mind.

Best of all, the photo and my articles yielded some sats. Not a lot. But here’s the thing: I realise that everything I have got to share is worth something. Not a lot but not zilch either. I have what it takes to be successful - because I have a pool of resources inside me.

So post away, my Stackers. Fear nothing.

2. Post to journal

I can’t remember the Stacker who brought it to our attention here. Let me know and I will link it in the comments. He taught me something that I have already been doing intuitively. He introduced me to Matthew Dicks who came up with the Homework for Life idea: https://matthewdicks.com/homework-for-life/

Basically, it means documenting a memorable story that happens each day.

You know what the best place for documenting these stories is?

Ya you guessed right. The Stacker Saloon!

This brings me back to my first point. Everything I own has value, even those run-of-the-mill, so-boring-it-cringes stories. Each story is an example of Value for Value - because Stackers assign meaning to it.

3. Post to share

These days, I’m quite happy about forwarding some Stackers part of the zaps I earn from my articles. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still territorial about my zaps. No matter what, I ensure that I allocate myself at least 10% of the zaps given to me haha.

Anyway, I think it’s only fair that I spread the sats. Sometimes, Stackers ask me a question that I envision can be turned into a topic. Why don’t I turn it into a post, answer it thoroughly and pass my fellow Stacker some sats coupled with endorphins? Win-win situation.

I believe that you get what you give. The more questions I answer properly, the more questions I get asked. It’s a virtuous cycle. My muse never gets switched off. I no longer worry about writer’s block.

So that’s it. My joy of stacking sats. Declutter, journal & share. May you come up with your unique way of stacking sats.