Create More, Consume Less (2021)
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Create More, Consume Less (2021)
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#2“Create More Than You Consume”
That’s a bit severe.
Creation and consumption are both ways that we participate in culture.
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#3every prolific creator i've seen in practice has been a far more indulgent consumer than the average person. that, and in the chicken and egg of inspiration and production, i've found that production is usually wrung out of a surplus of inspiration.
it genuinely surprises me how popular and intuitive this "create more than you consume" meme is
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#4every prolific creator i've seen in practice has been a far more indulgent consumer than the average person. that, and in the chicken and egg of inspiration and production, i've found that production is usually wrung out of a surplus of inspiration. it genuinely surprises me how popular and intuitive this "create more than you consume" meme is
Well, if you spend 8 hours creating something meaningful… like working on your startup, building a deck for your backyard, creating some art, or preparing a nice meal… it is quite intuitive that you will feel much more content and self-satisfied than if you had spent 8 hours flicking through Instagram and TikTok, binge watching TV, and ordering food for delivery.
So I guess it depends on what you mean by “create” and “consume,” and how you measure them.
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#5I think consumption is equally important to creation because the latter cannot exist without the former.
Furthermore, too much focus on creation is even dangerous because it could lead to this "productivity hell" where you only evaluate your time in terms of productivity.
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#6every prolific creator i've seen in practice has been a far more indulgent consumer than the average person. that, and in the chicken and egg of inspiration and production, i've found that production is usually wrung out of a surplus of inspiration. it genuinely surprises me how popular and intuitive this "create more than you consume" meme is
I think the "I've seen" is the key part of your comment. This article is about creating for yourself, not even for consumption by others. It makes sense that you've seen people who create that are also big consumers, because you've seen people who create for consumers. Other creative people may not be so obvious.
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#7“Create More Than You Consume” That’s a bit severe. Creation and consumption are both ways that we participate in culture.
Why do you think it's "severe"?
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#8“Create More Than You Consume” That’s a bit severe. Creation and consumption are both ways that we participate in culture.
Why do you think it's "severe"?
imagine a writer writing more books than they read.
imagine a film director directing more movies than they watch.
imagine a software engineer writing more code than they read.
imagine a musician writing more songs than they listen to.
... etc etc
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#9Love this. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's "make your soul grow" letter to high school kids -
https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/make-your-soul-grow
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do you think it's "severe"?
imagine a writer writing more books than they read. imagine a film director directing more movies than they watch. imagine a software engineer writing more code than they read. imagine a musician writing more songs than they listen to. ... etc etc
The units the article is concerned with is time spent, not output.
Spend more time creating than you do consuming.
The only one of your options examples that doesn’t then make more sense is the software developer, and as a software developer myself, I’m very content with not putting my creativity against those other examples.