Thank you for this post, it is full of some really solid advice. I think the thing I struggle with most is the discouragement aspect of it.

I came to Steemit from a similar crypto-writing coin back in 2016 and was overwhelmed at all that was involved and I felt like I was drowning. I wish I wold have stumbled on this kind of advice back then. I went dormant until the very end of 2017 when I started to hear steemit popping up on forum boards. I decided to jump back in, but this time to really research the ins and outs and actually try to produce the best quality I could. I really, really regret going dormant and could kick myself for not sticking with it. There is no telling how far along I would be now.

Hopefully your post will reach someone like the "me" from 2016 and keep them steeming along!