Last month I wrote a short post asking people what makes them jump for joy more: anticipation or realization of a goal/event/project etc.? Or both in the same measure?
There and then I wrote that I wasn't sure what's true for me. That's because I am really happy at the realization of a project, but also have increasing expectations in anticipation of its realization.
I've written a lot of posts related to Steem, whether it is the blockchain, the token or the ecosystem, with dapps and community.
And during this time I've been quite cheerful, as in supportive and anticipatory, sometimes writing as if some developments were already here or it was just a matter of time and trying to see past that moment.
Cheering feels good and spreads good feelings and that's great! But at the same time puts leaders in the position to believe they can conquer any obstacles, seen or unseen. They take more risks because people start expecting more from them and people cheer more because they promise more.
It's a vicious cycle, which hopefully has been partly broken recently on Steem.
We also need more first line leaders, that's for sure.
Those leading need to cheer up people they lead, when they are down.
Leaders rarely should need cheering, but they do sometimes need a doze of reality to keep them grounded.
Although in my inner core I might be tempted to cheer more often, from now on and given recent events I decided to report more and cheer especially on delivery.
That's why I won't cheer on the calendar set for the implementation of RocksDB (although, other than the cost, I'd be curious to see why Blocktrades' offer was turned down), and especially that of SMT-lite.
I want to see results! Not to hear about them, not to read about them (although it's much better than being in the dark), but to see them rolled out and working well, without further excuses, at the specified dates.
Is this harsh? Will see. They seem to work better under pressure...