After two days of writing Talus, how did I do?

Starting from zero, I wrote 4 articles in two days, and as of yesterday, my 7D ranking has reached #101. Based on past experience, this project isn't particularly competitive. For the truly competitive ones, you usually need at least 5–6 articles to get started. ICT is a different story—they often make the list with just 1–2 articles. How do I know this? Because for a few projects in the past, I started at the same time as ICT, and you can really feel the gap in real-world results. Sigh, unfortunately, I’m not ICT, so I can only rely on effort and quality!

The main purpose of this post is to document my ranking grind over these two weeks, and to show everyone how a CT player uses strategy to climb the leaderboard. What you see is the real path I took—and a path you can copy.

Key points you must know for climbing the leaderboard:

- If you write more than 5 articles and still can’t make the 7D leaderboard, you can basically judge that the project is ultra-competitive!
- To determine competitiveness, check the event duration. If it’s short and fast, the 7D weight isn’t high—generally, you can skip it.
- If you really want to go all out, just post two articles a day. Posting more won’t get you extra recognition.

That’s about all the tips I have for now. If you have any ideas or questions, feel free to leave a comment and let’s discuss!

After grinding for six months, my Yap is finally close to 1000. Honestly, I did all this without sucking up to ICT. That’s not my thing, and I don’t want to learn that style. For me, besides being a necessary threshold, Yap and airdrops and those so-called elite Yap rankings don’t really mean much.

I hope everyone can find their own path to “grind to earn” and turn it into a long-term track!

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