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I recently saw a comment on Hive where a new user discussed the hectic task of keeping up with many users' posts and how difficult it has been for them. 


Unfortunately I cannot give them any advice, because it's the experience they gain in their journey that'll become the hack they need for future shortcutting. 

There are shortcuts to doing things on Hive, but you do not "learn" them right away; instead, they are acquired through a process of experience that appears to take some time. 

Unfortunately, giving *"time"* can feel painfully sacrificial, and exploring Hive as a newbie can feel Herculean, especially because many newbies expect to quickly get the hang of things in the first two or three weeks, which is nearly impossible.





## The Filtering Process



**This is the "who should I talk to?" stage.**


 *How long do I have to talk to them? Are they ready to be friendly? Do their goals match mine? Can we be friends? * And all that.


Most of these filtering processes begin with the trending pages. People click on these accounts because they want to learn the growth secret formula and all that.

 Unfortunately they waste time in doing this, and by the time they realize they've wasted time, it'll have taken them a few months. Then they start with other random people, which takes a few months. 

When they realize that these are not working, they start formulating new formulas, and by the time they have done all of this, a year has passed. However, only the resilient will survive, but the good news is that this is not a complete waste of effort. 

Unless you are a dullard (which most people aren't), you will notice that you are not the same person you were a year ago; you have improved in all aspects and no longer identify as a newbie.





## Numbers & Growth 

However, we mostly judge our growth by numbers, as do others, but numbers are the final stages or manifestations of matured growth, and they only appear after years of experience.





> Away from Hive.


 In real life, people wants to make rich friends and try as much as possible to stay away from their broke peers, and this is always problematic to some extent. 

When people start new jobs, they try to make friends with their bosses or superiors in order to quickly climb the ladder; while this is not necessarily a bad thing, it does take away the originality of the growth they could have achieved, but I understand that money comes first.




I stayed at my second job for seven years, despite the low pay. I stayed because of many reasons: the job was no longer a job. It was a place I went to, to have fun with my co-brothers. 

## Co-brothers in the business 


I coined the term "co-brothers" because we were no longer just working. We were having fun while doing our jobs. We could easily cover ourselves, which made the job easier. We split bills and did things together. 

These people became families, and we climbed through the ranks, eventually getting money-making opportunities that had a significant impact on our lives.



I could have considered higher-paying opportunities because of the lower pay, but money is not everything, as I have come to realize.



I am using Hive because it is one of the most authentic human experiences available. It is not comparable to other working opportunities, but for someone who has worked in web3 and web2 for over 5 years, the experience is the same: people are the same when money-making opportunities arise.



## Conclusion 


 I believe that no one is immune from making mistakes when it comes to gaining experience.

 A few months ago, someone came to see me, and I told her that she might find it difficult to navigate life as a young school leaver; perhaps I sounded pessimistic in my assessments or what I told her, but I was simply being realistic with her. 

Unless she finds a rich man quickly, she will still have to carefully navigate life, which may take some time.


You cannot escape the growth process, so trying to game the system or find a quick shortcut is likely not to work. Finding co-brothers in the business will help a lot.

 Also, do not try being friends with people because of what you stand to gain. It is fine to be colleagues and share interests; this is not bad at all.







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> **Interested in some more of my posts**



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##### [Why Is the grind getting harder?](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/why-is-the-grind-getting-harder)



##### [Monopoly Is the Death of Civilization](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/monopoly-is-the-death-of-civilization)


##### [Survival: Choas and Scarcity](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/survival-choas-and-scarcity)


##### [Crypto: Gut & meaningful Connections](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/crypto-gut-and-meaningful-connections)


##### [What is the primary barrier to entry in Web3?](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/what-is-the-primary-barrier-to-entry-in-web3-dfo)


##### [What Are Some Things You Should not Do During A Bull Market Year?](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/what-are-some-things-you-should-not-do-during-a-bull-market-year-fbh)





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