Written by: Jane
Sat Nov 12 2022
I am not going to convince you that producing or making things bring satisfaction better than consuming things. But I also tend to believe that we all have to reach sometimes in order to get it to sink in.
I was an over-consumer. I consumed for education; I consumed for entertainment or perhaps I consumed for energy. I would spend hours watching video lectures or tutorials. Whenever I got a break from school or work, I used to spend hours watching my favorite TV series and movies. I listened to a lot of music and I am still doing it. To get motivation and inspiration, I read and follow certain people. I was enjoying doing all those things until at some point I felt like that information, content, and external object added up together and they were all in my head. There are things that I managed to unlearn to clear some spaces in my brain. I reduced depending on motivation and inspiration to get moving. I am no longer as thrilled as before when it comes to watching TV shows and movies. Why is that so? I suppose this is an upgrading point of my definition of delights. My joy and moment of satisfaction are retrieved from creating and producing things instead of consuming them.
I have started to be aware that I am much happier when I finish writing rather than reading. Reading to learn is way more effective than watching to learn and more surreal. I am much more satisfied when I cook compared to eating. Cleaning comforts me a lot; singing the lyric along with the music helps me relief. Building new things trigger my dopamine better than staying up late to finish the series. At the end of the day after I did all those things, I like myself more and more. I could sleep soundly. The next morning, I would get up with the pride of all the productive things I did the last day and be well-prepared for checking my today's to-do list.
Overall, it came in order. First, we consume then we produce. I guess this is the tempo of life. We learn; we earn then we return back. We all have spent so many years in school. Afterward, we dedicate our time to work. Some are lucky as they get to do something that is aligned with their dream while others are not. On the other hand, people get bored. We have got to do something different to keep the excitement. My excitement at this moment is to create. Although the things I am creating have no external impact for now they impact my inner joy. Anyway, that doesn't mean that I stop consuming/learning. Maybe I will just be a bit more critical than before.