## I wanted to make a post about the positive impact Steemit is having on me, and hopefully generate a discussion...  
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These are things that other social media hasn't done for me, and to be honest I've been a little surprised. Fristly by the positive impact the website has had, and secondly by the amount that my behaviour is motivated by money!

 I must have been spending too muhc time on other crappy sites because I appear to have written the rest of the post in list form... so apologies to fellow clickbait haters, but here are 5 ways Steemit has changed me (number 3 probably won't make your head explode, and number 4 almost certainly won't turn you in to a self-loathing, hate-filled bitch):

### 1) I'm writing for the first time in years.
 I used to do a fair amount of writing, and I hadn't really realised how much I've missed it. I really enjoy it! I'm not the only one either, I've seen several users say that's Steemit has prompted them to take up writing (photography, cooking etc.) again. 

### 2) It's making me engage with my surroundings in a different way
 I'm now constantly looking for cool things in my environment which I can share on Steemit. Taking more photos, going out busking in town, and just generally paying more attention! 

### 3) I've engaged with a new philosophy and learnt a lot about it. 
  I'd never really paid any attention to anarcho-capitalism before coming to this site, but I've spent quite a bit of time reading up on it since, and while I can't say I subscribe to it, I now have a much better grasp of these arguments for it.

### 4) It's given me the motivation to learn more about different cryptocurrencies. 
 I've had some BTC for a while, but Steemit has made me pay more attention to alts - I've now got some Steem and ETH too.

### 5) Lastly, I've made a few hundred dollars.
 And who doesn't like to be rewarded for hard work? I'm going to keep the money in the website for now because I believe it's got real potential to take off (particularly if minnow rewards are adjusted - see more on this here: https://steemit.com/growth/@freewill/the-number-of-active-users-is-on-the-decline-let-s-talk-about-why-and-solutions)

__How has Steemit affected you? Has it been positive or negative?__

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