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How to Make Yourself Create More Content Than You Consume
Even when the world is throwing tutorials at you
Overconsumption is the root of all evil.
Believe it or not, we are out best selves when we create things. We release our ideas into the world, and it feels good.
Until it doesn’t.
Someone else does it better, we assume. “They have the answers I need.” So we drop the notion of pushing out more content and resolve with soaking it in instead.
You’re not overwhelmed.
You simple have a plate overflowing with too much information.
Here are a few ways you can push past content overload and get back to your creative rhythm.
1. Realize you already know what to do
99% of productivity advice is just noise. It’s people who want to hear themselves talk.
The real fix?
Get going.
The best lessons I’ve learned were through action. I got my hands deep in the dirt and found out how things worked.
It wasn’t pretty, but it was better than relying on someone else to lead me in the wrong direction.
