C8it. Cate it. 

 Hello my fellow Steem-er(s)(?). Steem-it-er(s)(?).

My fellow people?

Ah – feel free to tell me how I should address you guys.

So! Hi. As part of the induction ritual as per the steps listed in the ‘quick start guide’, I shall introduce myself and give you an overall idea of who I am and what I’m trying to achieve!

Sound good? Great.

First off - that picture above is me.

Secondly, my name is Cate. Relates to my profile name, doesn’t it? C8? Ceight? Hah-

Anyways. A pleasure to meet you. I’m 19 years old, from Australia, and currently a first-year university student.

My degree is in Design with a double major in Graphic Design and Digital Technologies (A.k.a web design), but that really isn’t the main focus of the content which I’ll be putting out.

It's a good idea though. Please consider hiring me.

Look! I posted this picture on dMania ;)

In fact, I’m a huge fan of habits, finance, cryptocurrencies, language learning, and reading. Out of the five I’ll probably only talk about four, although they can be swapped in and out of posts quite frequently.

To go a little further in depth in regards to these topics, when I talk about finance, I’m talking about the idea of FI;RE – Financial Independence, Retire Early, with ways to achieve that, how my progress is going, as well as my slowly growing excel sheet.

Exciting stuff.

With language learning I’m talking about my journey in learning Korean. Because of Korean I’ve built up a habit that has been going on every day since the start of 2016!

I’d love to talk about habit bull and memrise! This habit includes either learning 20 new words or reviewing 50 already known words each day.

...Except when does it really help if you don’t pair it with studying grammar, listening, and actually using the language?

Through Steemit I want to participate in an active community, learn multiple skills (whether it be marketing, SEO, copywriting, blockchain technology, etc), put out creative work, as well as QUALITY pieces, and be happy along the way.

I think there’s a huge possibility for that to happen on this platform.

My Focus

My intentions revolve around my habit of reading ten pages of a good book a day. I want to create an online public journal which reflects my thoughts on certain quotes and topics which I find interesting. Not only that but since I’m learning Korean, which seems to be the second most used language on this platform, I thought I could translate my posts to and fro as practice.

What a way to reach a second audience, eh?

Easy peasy! Done. Now let’s just press that post button… Just kidding. I wouldn't use google translate.

For my personal taste in books, my favourite books are non-fiction. As a young child I used to be REALLY into fiction, however, once depression and anxiety hit at a ripe age of 10, I was quick to lose that passion and focus. But that can be a story for another day.

Self-help books, really, were one of the reasons why I was able to pick myself up the year before I really needed to hit the ground running in high school. It’s the main genre for my to-read list.

Most books, regardless of type, typically have the same meaning and values behind them, so what’s the point? Why pour through hours of reading a book which overall has the same message as others? Aren’t I wasting my time?

I do not think so. I find it interesting the way that one expresses their thoughts and ideas. Just like teaching and anything else, it’s not a one size fits all situation.

Different analogies for different people.

What words can we use to express an idea which will cement in a person’s brain?

And on that note – a plug to Barbara Oakley’s ‘A mind for numbers’! Excellent and simple book on how learning works.

An Ending

So, please, amuse yourself with the ramblings of a 19 year old as she reads a minimum of ten pages of a book a day, as well as just spouts what comes to mind.

I think… I may have overdone it. Hopefully you aren’t bored!

For those who have made it down to the bottom – I look forward to talking to you, reading your content, and putting out my own.

To the first of many posts,

C8.