
Consume Or Create? Utahns Found This Question Remarkably Useful
Have you found lately that you don’t enjoy some of the things you used to? Is reading or watching a new series or your favorite sport providing less satisfaction? It may have to do with how much you are consuming compared to the time you spend creating.
Time Spent Consuming as Opposed to Creating
We as humans have a need to create whether with our hands or our minds. We also need to consume things like food, information, and entertainment. When the consuming dominates all our time, we start to feel unfulfilled and unsettled.
Think of it as way too much input without any output. Our days, our minds, our bodies and even our houses fill up and without anything leaving and it gets uncomfortable.
With the advent of smart phones, endless feeds can suck us into hours of consuming mindless content. If our jobs are just reading endless emails and checklists without creating anything can leave us unfulfilled. We need to change things.
The Difference Creating Something Makes
It is as simple as turning off your phone when you get home and spending some time making something. This could be with your hands or your mind. Write something, build something, make something delicious.
My niece creates donuts, ice cream cones, and animals out of yarn, and they are awesome by the way. I know several people who are writing books. My neighbor rounds up friends for a weight loss challenge. All of these are great ways to create.
In my own sphere, I have built an outdoor fireplace for marshmallow roasting as well as a chair to sit on. My wife suggested we buy some chairs, and I told her I would rather build them. Why? Because creating something gives me more satisfaction.
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If you find yourself feeling unsettled and unhappy, take a minute and weigh your consuming versus creating. Taking on a creative project may be just the thing to get you back in the groove and feeling better.
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