Less consumption, more creation
Posted on June 27, 2009
My default mode is one of consumption (of media mostly, but food also, as my waistline will well attest), not creation.
A few months ago, I got the Kindle app for iPhone (after working around Amazon’s attempt at region restriction – I hate having to make significant efforts to give a company money), and this gave me a wealth of new media to consume. Also, we were in the midst of the main US TV season, so there was plenty of TV to watch.
That’s where I’ve been – consuming, not creating.
While I’ve enjoyed my consumption (I almost always do), of late, I’ve been noticing the lack of creation in my life. So, I’ll be making more of an effort in that regard.
What I’ve noticed is that creativity begets creativity. The more actively creative I am in my life, the more creative ideas I have – ie, the more I write, the more photography ideas I have. The more photography I do, the more blogging and business ideas I have, etc. etc. Since writing, photography, and making money are the things I want to focus on for a while, I need to focus on all of them.
Growing up, creative pursuits were somewhat looked down upon. They were hobbies at best (at worst, wastes of time), not the sort of thing someone smart (I as always regarded as moderately bright, academically) and sensible (I wasn’t, but my parents wanted me to be) would actively spend time on. Work was serious, anything else, not so much. I need to actively fight against this attitude becoming part of my day to day reality.
Assuming any of you are still reading (I’m hopeful, due to RSS subscriptions), you can expect to hear a bit more from me in the coming weeks and months.
[image is Creation of a Strobist by ecatoncheires]
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