Thanks.

And I really like your perspective of producer versus consumer. That’s a great way of looking at it. It’s absolutely true! I never thought of it in those terms before, but it’s very accurate.

And you couldn’t be more right about discipline, it does indeed require a lot of discipline. To give an example, today was actually a hard day for me. It would have been so easy for me to just veg out in front of the TV, I almost did. But instead I spent the time focusing on the book I’m writing. It wasn’t easy but I got a lot done. You can do a lot in a few hours.

To be honest though, after finishing this comment, I probably will veg out in front of the TV finally, but as I said before, it’s also 11:30pm here. More importantly is that I’ve done as much as I can for the day, I’m conscientiously deciding to veg out. It’s worth it. I deserve it

Great post! When I started my microISV, I cut out just about all TV which immediately freed up a few hours a night.

One of the things that I’ve been thinking about lately is the difference between a producer and a consumer.

Today’s modern world has become one giant honeypot, designed to turn everyone into a perpetual consumer. Consuming is the path of least resistance, the default option.

As soon as you decide to substitute passive, consumer-based activities (e.g. watching TV, playing video games, surfing the web) with productive, creative activities (e.g. starting a business, writing a blog, book, music, woodworking, etc), then you will notice that you begin to achieve more.

Keep this up for a year and you’ll end up with a long list of achievements. It requires discipline but is ultimately a lot more exciting and satisfying.