I'm not sure that I'll ever be successful.

Am I posting enough to be annoying? I'd rather be called out on it directly if there's a problem.
Members asking for help with specific questions is usually only a problem if the questions being asked are the same ones over and over, and it appears that the member isn't paying attention to the replies or acting on the advice given. (Asking for clarification of the advice, because it's not understood is OK, of course, though.)

What has caused problems in the past, and has been called out, is where a member responds to replies by giving extensive background detail relating to his/her own work which is irrelevant to the issue in hand and frankly usually of little interest to everyone else.


A useful general rule for anyone worried that excessive posting might be annoying other members is to ensure that posts, and in particular new threads, here on the main boards are there for a purpose eg to seek or to provide information -- talking for the sake of talking can get very old, very fast. Playrooms offers a way of being silly and nattering if someone simply wants connection with others.
 
Could it be possible that what you really are looking for is fulfilment, not just success? Okay so maybe they go hand in hand but success comes from outside of yourself and makes you dependent on the world for reassurance. Fulfilment comes from within you and is much more satisfying and reliable in the long term.

You have to work hard (and keep working hard) at both but one will be more true to yourself than the other.
 

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