Great articles and great advice. Thank you for sharing. The thing with me is that I really do enjoy steemit. But sometimes I find myself sucked in and on here for like 5 hours consecutively without even realizing it.

The fist 2 1/2 hours I'm happy doing my thing. Then the next 2 1/2 go by and I start getting blood shot eyes and feeling burnt out from it and moody. I think to myself what the hell just happen. A huge chunk of my day just went by. What the hells wrong with me. Hopefully it pays off (with up-votes and earning) Then when it doesn't I get all pissed off and frustrated. Then you add in my perfectionist personality and it's just not good.

Sometimes people can be their own biggest obstacle to success. I've been battling this type of stuff my whole life. So a lot of the issue is me just being me.

With steemit as a new part of my life, I need to learn how to balance things out to keep my head straight.

Thanks again for your positive and kind words. It's much appreciated. Have a great day!

-Dan

By the way not sure if it's your thing. But I just posted a link to a great article I found on cuencahighlife.com titled "Does becoming an expat make you less America?"

https://steemit.com/life/@world-travel-pro/does-becoming-an-expat-make-you-less-american

Are you American? Living in the US?