Hive journey wasn't so smooth

Hive is a web 3.0 platform, and decentralization is the beauty of it, and it's something that gives me a special feeling. I've been here for more than 4 years. I joined on July 4, 2021, which means 5 years will have passed in a few months. The time I've spent here has been substantial. Over time, I've learned many things, and I'm still learning as I feel there are many things I've yet to know. The beginning wasn't smooth for me. Let me share about it.

For the first time, I came to the platform through a shared post link from noise.cash. If I remember correctly, Ayesha-malik used to share Hive post links there, and out of curiosity, I followed the link and created an account. Creating the account wasn't troublesome, but when I wanted to log in, it required a password that I hadn't set. I didn't know about the master password sent to my email. For two or three weeks, I wasn't aware of it and forgot about the platform. But when I was checking my old emails, I found the password and immediately logged in through Ecency. I tried to explore it a little and planned to make money from it. For a few days, I shared posts regularly, but the rewards were almost nothing.

So naturally, I decided to stop wasting my time here, but for some reason, I continued for the sake of making extra money—still without success. Later, someone advised me to increase my engagement, and when I did, I ran out of resource credits. That's when I started to understand why Hive Power is important. I started to increase my HP and was still hoping to earn substantial rewards from posts. I tried for 2 months, but only a few posts were rewarded. It was hard to accept. So when my exams started, I stopped being active on Hive and was inactive for 4 months.

I started my journey again because of a contest. This time, I tried to understand Hive more deeply, and to be honest, it was very difficult to understand the Hive blockchain. Even though I came here without any onboarding, I learned many things about Hive from Ayesha-malik. Whenever I faced trouble, I asked her questions, and I was lucky to find her guidance. That time, I received small rewards but nothing worth mentioning. So I left again, and this time I had no intention of coming back. Luckily, I later figured out how powerful the Hive platform is and became a fan of it. After that, I was determined to stay and was ready to remain active even without any rewards, at least for a few months. From that time on, I never thought of leaving this platform, and I've been continuously engaging with others and writing posts regularly.

If I remember correctly, my first post had only a few lines where I mentioned my name and said I was new here, seeking guidance from experienced users. Compared to then, my writing skills have improved. As for my first earnings in HBD, I wasted them while trying to withdraw. It was a bad experience, but I learned my lesson. Later, over time, both my influence and rewards increased. Even after spending so many years here, I still feel there are many more things to learn.