Got the idea from @Undisciplined’s Zen series. In fact, have you read his recent The Zen of Unsubscribing yet?

As it stands, I have 37 referrals for Stacker News. I have no idea how many of them are currently active, but I can tell that I have reached a tipping point.

I have reached a stage in which the rewards I get due to my referrals’ hustling efforts outweigh my rewards gained from my placing in the Leaderboard. It isn’t like I have held back from posting, either. I post ever so often on ~Booksandarticles, ~FiresidePhilosophy, and ~Photography, among others.

However, perhaps because my obsession is writing about Gen AI tools these days, my writing here hasn’t gained much traction. Which is fine. I write what I feel compelled to explore on my smartphone screen.

Having a solid pool of referrals gives me the confidence to keep writing the things that stir my fancy. I can step off the gas pedal and not think about my Leaderboard placing. Those competitive days of March Million Madness are long gone.

Now, you must be wondering how I strategised to gain so many referrals. Well, I assertively promote the virtues of Stacker News on a writing website called Publish0x. I also shamelessly plug my referral link on my Facebook profile page, though none of my friends has told me that he is my referral. When you cast the fishing line into the pool, some people will try to bite it.

Referrals are a great way to put in solid POW now so that you get to enjoy the fruits of your labour later. This is why Zen is so apt to be used in the title. Stay humble and stack sats.