Have you ever done something in your life that you didn’t think about? You simply did it. 

You took action. Just like that. 

Been there?

![tenor.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmV1EmMcN4CyQ2wGvyknFc594Pf7QpoELC2mWMQTM7gZNM/tenor.gif)

Perhaps you walked out of your house. 

Or called your friend. 

Maybe bought something the moment you saw it the first time?

Or, like me, without thinking, you joined Steem?

### Truth: Our Unconscious Mind Has Already Decided

Before we can act, our brain has already made the decision. 

The decision is clear. All there is left is action. 

When you think about it, this is how our brain always works. To pick a glass of water, to take that action, your brain must say to you: 

> "Go and pick that glass of water."

Only then our hand moves, you know? And it’s beautiful, isn’t it? 

With that said, before joining Steem:

### Here’s what my brain told me:

#### 1. "Bro, look at the front page"

I didn’t know what Steem was all about until last week. I was Googling an image of a WWE superstar and landed here.

After reading the article, my brain made me check the front page.

#### 2. "What are these buttons?"

On the frontpage, there were topics and tags. I clicked on what I like the most: 

- [Life](https://steemit.com/trending/life)
- [Writing](https://steemit.com/trending/writing)

Then, of course, I clicked on every button possible - from [hot](https://steemit.com/hot) to [trending](https://steemit.com/trending) and read anything that was interesting to my brain.

#### 3. "Go Now, See If Steemit Is Popular!"

The best way to do that?

Simply check Twitter. 

[Steemit has 13k followers](http://twitter.com/steemit/) on Twitter. It's a great feeling to know the account is active and we get to see regular updates - with quality posts published.

At this point, my brain was activated!

#### 4. "Bro, There's MONEY Here!"

Yeah, after every post, there was a dollar sign.

It always gets us human curious, isn't it?

I have to admit: I still don't know how the money is distributed.

My brain is still processing this information.

All I know is this:

The more I engage, the better it is.

And hey, I always liked to connect and share things online. 

And if I make money along the way? It's a win-win, isn't it?

#### 5. "Looks Legit! Sign Up Now!"

This was fairly obvious.

Having quickly seen all these things, and to know that signing up to Steem is free...

My brain told me to sign up quickly.

And so here I am...

Writing articles, sharing, learning, upvoting, and following people.

It's been only a few days, yet the JOY is real. :)

Thanks to everyone here. I feel like I found a good place to hang around. Really appreciate it! :)

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