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Along similar lines does anyone have ideas for transitioning away from consumption to production? I am coming from a similar place to the OP and after some refl
by lawlorino 8y ago
Along similar lines does anyone have ideas for transitioning away from consumption to production? I am coming from a similar place to the OP and after some reflection noticed my spare time is still dominated by media consumption (reading, podcasts etc.). Even though these are generally thought of as being more 'worthwhile' than scrolling through HN or reddit it still leaves me feeling pretty empty and unfulfilled.
Edit: realised I should have left some tips for others in this thread as it's something I have been working on recently myself. Two things to add that I've found help:
- Making the bedroom an electronics-free zone. Bought an analog alarm clock for waking up and leave my phone in another room to charge overnight. I also try and read for an hour before bed to cut down on screen time.
- Installed the app Quality Time which has the ability to limit app and phone usage for scheduled times or when desired.
- tomjen3 8y agoI think reading is on a different enough level (depending on what you read) that it shouldn't be compared with idling on youtube. Most of the people who have really great ideas have read thousands of books. As for podcasts, I listen to them when I am not in a position to be creative, e.g I am not going to write code when I am driving, or vaccuming the house, or shopping, etc.