I was also going nuts trying to write an award winning post, but I didn't put a ton of effort in. Fortunately I caught on to how insane it would make me so I stopped. At this point I'm trying to help the community engage with each other instead of trying to write a post that awards four or more digits. If you're interested, I'm giving out upvotes in exchange for telling me how you got on Steemit. It may not be worth a lot, but it's a slow-and-steady way of gaining SP... https://steemit.com/steemit/@robsteady/tell-me-how-you-ended-up-at-steemit-and-get-an-upvote