Glad you liked my post! For all my contemplation, I pretty much do what you describe most of the time, too. I had set things up so I'd start following @curie's trail if my VP was above 95%, but really, it's pretty rare for that to happen, since I log on several times a day and upvote things anyway.

Interacting with other people is a great way to build your account and reputation, and something I need to do more of!