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### It's not that I have a missing arm, I indeed have two. It's just that I had my right working arm fractured a few weeks back on the same day when my Steemit account got approved.

 

### So the day when I was supposed to start all guns blazing, I had to run to the doctor. 

The doctor figured I had a broken elbow joint and plastered me up. Not literally me, I mean my right arm. Now my right arm was immobile, and even slight movements sent a shockwave of pain up and down my arm.

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**You see my right arm is my working arm and in its place, I was left with an immobile and painful load hanging from my shoulder.**
 

I was quite done for at least 3-4 weeks after which I was to go visit him again with an X-ray to do a follow-up check.

 

**I can't explain how frustrating it was for me not to be able to start posting away all over the blockchain. But I could not really concentrate, I could not think or do any research to be able to write anything meaningful.**

 

I posted a couple short articles, but nothing much.
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## So what did I do? I started reading. 

Yes, reading other's posts. Learning about the platform. Dos and don'ts, secrets of success, minnow guides, wild "to the moon" projections - all of it. 

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### Whatever caught my eye, I read.

 

**During this reading frenzy, I started adding small comments with my left arm about what I thought about the article in discussion.** It was often negative towards Steem and the state of crypto-regulation all around. Remember, the time coincided with the crash in prices and also a lot of negative crypto news from across the world. But somehow I persisted, I did not give up.

**I even used worthless speech to text on Windows to help me type less. It turned out to be more trouble than useful.**

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## There is one key reason for me not giving up. 

I figured from @taskmaster4450 and a few others that there are plenty rewards to be had from commenting. I had just started to see this before even I read it from @taskmaster4450, so when I saw this suggestion in writing, I immediately connected.

 

It just suited me. Just read and comment, I told myself, just don't get into writing posts when you physically are limited.

 

### So comment I did. 

The counts were much lesser than what was suggested, but I always tried to ensure quality.


### And boy was I rewarded! 

My comments were upvoted by many Steemians, including many votes above $1, a few above $2 and one vote above $10.

 

**It was just awesome, it was exactly what I needed.** The life support which kept me afloat and did not allow me to drown in the abyss of frustration and demotivation.
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**And all of this happened, all of this I made happen with one arm - with my other arm, while my working arm all plastered up was hanging heavily in a sling bag.**

 

In fact, my right arm was hanging from my shoulder even a couple of days back, only that the plaster has come off. It was only this Saturday that the doctor said I can now use the arm normally as long as I don't do any heavy lifting or play outdoor sports. 
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### That's why I say, if I can do it with my left arm, you can surely do it as well. Just keep at it, read and apply your learnings.

 

### And comment. Add quality. Avoid spamming. Enrich discussions.

 

## YOU WILL GET UPVOTES. YOU WILL GET FOLLOWERS.

 

It will take time, I am nowhere near where I want to be but I persist. All you can do is to keep at it, the results will follow.

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