And right in time on 31st May.

So this meant that June could represent a new slate for him since he accomplished the milestone of one million sats.

He knows that numbers are arbitrary, but this milestone just hits differently. The stretch from 999+ k sats to 1000k sats weighted prominently on his mind yesterday. He kept refreshing his profile to see whether he had crossed the bar. Silly him, but ya he doesn’t mind admitting that he has a reptilian brain in regard to this. As in chasing after a target relentlessly.

The key question is: will Sensei chase after the next milestone of 1.1 million sats, rinsing and repeating his methods?

Probably not because otherwise he will gain immunity against the adrenaline high he derives from hitting a milestone. As much as he loves sats to pay for his beer, he feels that protecting his spirit is more important so that he doesn’t go through the motions mindlessly.

It just so happens that he will have a two-week break from school this June. School holidays FTW! Burnt-out teachers recalibrate! He hopes to spend more effort writing more substantial articles rather than just rely on stream-of-consciousness, free writing. He doesn’t want to regard himself as a one-trick pony. Some of these articles mayn't even do well, but he agrees with @BTCFC on this: sometimes you write to leave a legacy behind.

Some ideas on his notepad waiting to be fleshed out:

So, it will probably take him a longer time to attain the next 100 sats, but he hopes that he will emerge a better writer when he crosses the finishing line.

Lastly, he wants to thank all Stackers for their cultural insights, patient conversations, and zaps. Stacker News serves as a plentiful well from which he rejuvenates and replenishes his tank of self-identity. Thank you!