Create, don't consume

Creating instead of consuming
Aug 22, 2024
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Create, don’t consume:

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Create, don’t consume.

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We live in a consumer culture.

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Consuming content.

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Consuming TV shows.

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Consuming movies.

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Consuming reality TV.

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Consuming Youtube.

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Always consuming something.

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By doing that, we lose our time.

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We miss the most important asset in our life.

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Time.

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While we waste it, we don’t create.

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We don’t build.

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We don’t invest in ourselves.

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We’re too focused on the next TikTok trend that we forget about what’s in front of us.

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We forget about what’s important.

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Spending time on yourself.

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Spending time with friends or family.

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Exercising.

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Being in nature.

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Learning.

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Creating.

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All of these things need time.

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Most of that time is wasted consuming garbage.

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Instead, create.

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Create something for yourself.

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Create something bad.

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Create something good.

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Create something that hasn’t existed before.

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Whether it’s a piece of art.

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Or writing.

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Or a new routine.

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Create it.

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See it in your mind.

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Then make it happen.

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Go figure out how to create it.

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Do that again and again for years.

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Consume to get inspiration.

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Then take that to create.

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The world needs more creators.

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And not just me-too people.

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Don’t just copy what you see.

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Innovate on it.

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Take something that inspires you and make it better.

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Make it yours.

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So create, don’t consume.

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'Keep Going You're Doing Great'

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