I am full, bloated even. I am full of YouTube videos, tweets, podcasts, and basically any other form of medium that has been created for others to consume. My screen time says ~2.5 hours of YouTube, 1 hour of X, and 5.5 hours total screen time per day. That's 38.5 hours a week on my phone alone… WTF? What am I getting from that investment of my time? Honestly it's hard to come up with a definitive answer. Worst case scenario I'm getting nothing at all, "best" case I'm getting mediocre entertainment. So what am I doing?
I feel I am numbing myself with each passing day. I feel like the Grinch at the Cheermeister festival – completely stuffed and still getting more shoved down. But the Grinch was a "victim" of the festival in that sense, it was tradition. In my case, I'm running my own festival - shoving theoretical fudge pudding, chocolates, and more down my own throat in the form of content. Stuffing myself to the brim with content and leaving no room for any thoughts of my own.
I want it to stop. It has to. I refuse to let this be my life. I refuse to let others' thoughts and words occupy this much real estate in my head. I refuse to accept a life of consumption. I am here on Earth as a healthy individual - it is my duty to create and give something to this world.
So let's begin, right now. This week I'll cut out Youtube and X. I'll limit reading to one hour per day. Even reading, for me, is consumption under the guise of being productive.
In place of those activities I'll try to create more - write, draw, build. I'll stretch more. I'll talk to people. I'll simply sit and think more. I hope to get more clarity of thought and produce more. This blog post is a start, we're already playing with house money. Let's keep it going. The cheermeister festival is delayed until further notice.