I posted the chart below in a post 26 days ago to say that I was getting a kick out of watching my account grow.

Taskmaster advised in the comment then that I should make a post and post 10 comments per day.

Taking his advice, I did try to post substantially more. I started chalking up some scheduled posts and that felt quite good seeing I have some posts out every few hours.
Then I went into a phase where I naturally wanted to post because I was reflecting a lot.
I didn't bother with setting them as scheduled posts. I just share the posts as soon as I wrote them!
In actual fact, I had plenty of ideas that even surprised myself.
Some examples of the posts are below:
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✨✨✨✨Update on Nimiq 2.0 ✨✨✨✨
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Look what I found from a mysterious encrypted memo: The competition is slowly getting real for Hive
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Charting LEO and other Hive Engine Token : Reasonably usable version of the SMA app accomplished!
My best-performing post would have to be one where I suggested a win-win situation to grow Hive user base. It actually got featured on the front page of LeoFinance site for a few days. (Note to self: The next time my post gets selected by LeoFinance, I shall screenshot it like an NFT!).
Looking back, indeed, I was more productive and learning more.
For example, I started a new Nimiq and a todo community, so I have more things to write. I set up my Twitter account to link with Hive, which helped me connect with others. I also tried a few new things like having a new logo so that my account name, Cryptothesis, can become more salient. I also offered to form an alliance with other like-minded users. The latter kind of makes my commenting more organic. I even shared my JavaScript app tinkering!
I was having fun. Even wrote a Haiku!
Here comes the progress chart!

I am not sure if I actually gained much in absolute value (since the calculations are beyond me now), but I like the 45-degree climb I am seeing since 19 Jun 2021. The tall green bars also suggest that my efforts had made a difference, relative to the last period.
I am glad I took Taskmaster's advice. Thank you, @taskmasters4450le!
I may not have accomplished 1 post per day or made 10 comments every day, the desire to be more engaged has at least brought about healthy growth in my account. If this is considered mining on the Hive blockchain, I am liking it!
To sum up, it has been meaningful work for me to strive to post and comment more. I have learned a great deal, and that is the most important as I learn how to invest in crypto.
If you like to know what I learned, check out my recent posts here: https://leofinance.io/@cryptothesis.
P/S: This is not financial advice, and please do your own due diligence before investing.

If you read this far... and if you are a like-minded Hiver who is on the path to learning more about Hive and crypto investing, and if you like to be tagged when I write such posts, I welcome you to leave a comment below and let me know. We can form an alliance to support each other's growth.
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