Hands up, those of you who have been feeling poorer than usual. 🙌 With the Daily Rewards being on a hiatus, I find that I have to dig in deeper in order to sustain my SN routine.

Hands up, those of you who have been spending too much time looking at the Leaderboard for the Million Sats Madness. 🙋‍♂️🙋🏻🙋🏾‍♀️ I’m guilty of this. I know that I need to get a better grip on myself but…

Have you heard of the term “money dysmorphia”?

It refers to a feeling of insecurity around their financial situation even when the true picture reveals little cause for concern. Sounds like me. I know that I will probably get placed in the Top 64 by 31 March but I can’t quite shake off the uneasiness that comes with traversing this unfamiliar territory. My mind and heart need some time to reach alignment, I reckon.

On the whole, I welcome the Million Sats Madness because it thrusts into the open certain questions that make me reflect on my SN behaviour. Earlier, I wrote about continuing with an Abundance mindset..

Today, I want to write about flourish amidst MSM. Our environment might have changed, but our inner vessel remains intact. If you have been following the discussions on the Meditations book club, you might be intrigued by Marcus’ reflection on how there is divinity within each of us sentinent beings.

This is a very long preamble to my article. Let me get started.

I’m not referring to your position on the MSM leaderboard. I’m talking about your sats deposit and withdrawal behaviour prior to MSM. Because more likely than not, you will have to decide whether to remain unchanged or adapt your behaviour for March. My goal has always been to accumulate enough sats to buy a Bitrefill gift card or two. Shall I leave this goal on the back burner for now so that I can go all out in zapping others? I needed to calibrate my expectations; you will need to do so too.

In a given month, perhaps I can earn about 50-60k sats, thanks to Daily Rewards. I have decided that being able to buy one Bitrefill gift card will spark more joy than my placing on MSM. Because it’s a more tangible goal that I can work towards. Also because my beer stock 🍻 has run out and there is something heartening about the fact that I buy beer with the sats I earn from my writing. If this isn’t Proof of Work, I don’t know what is!

If I refuse to change my goalpost and stay intent on zapping my default zap amount, something has got to change. This means that my posting has to be increased. There’s no two ways about it. I think I’m posting on average three times per day (as compared to one time in Feb). Will I get burnt out? I think not, because it’s only for a month. There’s something freeing about the way my neurons get fired up and make new connections and inspire my muse. It’s like when I give myself the permission to post more, my creative muse rises to the occasion. I’m tougher than this. I can do it!

Did you know that the top 5 posts on this territory will get extra zaps?. It’s easier to be motivated when you know where the cheese is because all you have to do is to follow it and pray that you get it (instead of being pinned under a mousetrap).

Yes, the MSM is a competition but you don’t have to treat it this way. The reason why I stare at the leaderboard so much is that I’m examining the other metrics as well. How many sats I stacked in total when compared to other Stackers? How many sats I gave away? Oh goody, I got a referral already! How do I go about getting more? Find your own fun in this madness!

Sensei’s two sats’ worth 😝