There is indeed a balance to be had. I joked in a recent captiongenerator video that my time at PALnet has impacted my amount of posts. There was an element of truth to it and is something I accept.
I look at it as investing in my future on Steemit, slowly building up my following and readership. I am looking at the long game and while it has impacted the number of posts, the rewards both financially and in terms of network growth have been great.
Yup...all risk tolerance and investments. I certainly have the long-game in mind as well, but I have a hard time not second-guessing the strategy. @soundwavesphoton may have said it best.
Different strategies suit different people. Honestly not claiming to know best, just know what has worked for me and where I want to go moving forward.