Thankful for the revivial of ~Photography. I used to feel inadequate about my photos but since I decided to start a habit of deleting the photo on my phone once I post it on SN, it has turned out to be a fun and motivating decluttering exercise. The other night, I spent one hour deleting photos from my phone. My mind feels lighter now. And it's true what they say: the first step is often the hardest.

Thankful for clearer expectations of the zapping culture here. Thanks to my zapping post here, I realised that many Stackers don't expect a zap when they pen a comment. Well, I don't expect a zap too, but the spirit of reciprocal giving is entrenched in my culture, so previously I was stressing myself out for not having the zaps to acknowledge Stackers' contributions. This is especially so when my alcohol post yielded way more comments than sats. There's no way I can zap everyone, so I stopped my valiant efforts after a while.

Thankful for having a clear idea of how much I should zap. You know, through scrutinising the Leaderboard, day in day out, I get a concrete sense of the revenue I ought to be withdrawing from the site. Right now, it stands at 50% roughly, i.e. I spend half of what I stack. Sounds like a fair distribution to me. I think locking in this ratio reduces the cognitive energy I need to expend in regard to zapping someone. If I still have more than 50% of my sats, I should go with the flow and just zap. But when I have less than 50%, well time to tighten the purse strings, guys.

Thankful for the tidbits of cultural insights I get from being here. I have to raise two young children, but I'm honing my cultural versatility by learning what you eat, speak, celebrate, among other habits. My mind is engaged and stimulated.