Choose to produce instead of consume.

This goes for pretty much anything: information, content, expertise, goods, resources, time, energy, food, media, entertainment, hobbies, food, etc.

People who consistently produce more than they consume always wind up in a better place than they started.  As an added bonus, the more you produce, the easier it becomes and the quality increases with every iteration.  It’s a choice that can quickly be turned into a habit.

The funny thing is that it’s just as easy to develop the bad habit of consuming instead.  And it’s much more difficult to break that habit.

What about you?  Are you consuming more than you’re producing?  Or are you providing more value to the marketplace than you are expending?

(The irony is that I believe our ability to produce so efficiently is our tragic flaw, but that requires a much longer post to explain…)