Create more, consume less

You are one year old:
You eat your first apple.
It tastes amazing!

You are four years old:
You watch your first movie.
You eat your thousandth apple.

You are thirty years old:
You read your two-hundredth book
You watch your thousandth movie
You eat your ten-thousandth apple.

You are sixty years old:
You listen to your millionth song
You read your thousandth book
You watch your ten-thousandth movie
You eat your millionth apple.

You are on your deathbed:
How do you measure your life?

By the number of apples you’ve eaten?
Movies you’ve watched?
Books you’ve read?
Songs you’ve listened to?

How did you make your life count?

Problem: Overconsumption culture

The problem isn’t the fact we consume.

The problem is we consume too much.

We glorify overconsumption.

Always on.
Unlimited skips.
All-you-can-eat.
One-click anything.
Watch without interruptions.

More people die from too much food than too little ¹.

The more “developed” we are, the more we consume.

Food. Energy. Clothes. Land. Books. Music. Videos. Money. Time.

Overconsumption of…

• Food pollutes our ecosystem and damages our health.
• Information reduces our attention and our ability to think.
• Media overstimulates our brains and makes us depressed.
• Social networks diminish our sense of worth and esteem.
• Money decreases our options and sense of security.

Create VS. Consume

When you create, your options and opportunities grow.
When you consume, your options shrink.

Life flourishes when you create.
Life withers when you consume.

Luck awakens when you create (and multiply your efforts.)
Luck vanishes when you consume.

Creating moves you closer towards your ideal life.
Consuming moves you further away.

The solution: Create more, consume less

Ask yourself daily:

“How did I make my life count today? What did I create?”

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