I am often jealous of people that have a very strong sense of direction. Those who speak about an action, the process and the end result with certainty and are willing to take corresponding actions that align with those decisions. This is because for me, I feel like I have no idea what am doing sometimes. It gets really bad that it can cripple my actions, or keep me in a zombie state where am moving and taking action but have no idea what am doing. So which is better? The answer might be obvious but do we know why?

Taking action requires some form of conviction. If we feel completely demotivated about a particular thing there is the likelihood of inaction. Take Hive for instance. It takes some form of conviction to keep making improvements even when we're not necessarily seeing the results in real time. Some people call it a leap of faith, and working with this type of feeling can see us through some really difficult situations. Faith though isn't enough without the necessary actions, and only from them can we begin to have a real sense of direction.

Go do something has to be the best advice we can give anyone in today's society. If am to edit it a little bit I'll say go do something productive. Our society places too much value on consumption and sometimes mindless consumption could be mistaken for effective action. This is not so, as we should not mistake activity for action. Hive might be a social media platform, but it goes beyond just scrolling from one content to the next. Even for the traditional platforms there are tons of ways to make productive use of them, but we might be too fixated on consumption that we take it for granted.

Conclusion

Doing something productive might not come with instant results, but it does come with instant rewards. A sense of productivity is important if we're to continue staying motivated and consistent even when the rewards aren't immediate. Using the Hive platform, even when am reading content feels like a more productive use of my time than mindlessly scrolling through Twitter for instance. Our brains are wired towards ease though, and it takes some measures of convincing before it comes to accept consistent actions as the norm.