Comment by bruce511

Comment by bruce511 4 days ago

I concur.

The opposite of goal setting is not "doing nothing". And with respect, watching TV, playing games, etc is doing nothing.

Rather you should be _doing_ something, something interesting to you. Create, not Consume.

SO questions is a good start. Meaningful answers take time. You might set a goal of 10 questions a day. Some amount that represents meaningful time.

From there, maybe you notice the kinds of questions you like. Are they leading you to an open source project? Or customer support? (There are _very_ well paid support jobs out there, not FAANG pay, but waaay better than what most people earn.)

The point of goals or interests is the same - finding your journey. Sitting around consuming is not journey time. Use whatever approach works for you to start yourself moving.

cortesoft 4 days ago

I find my life is best when I balance my creation and consumption. Too much of either leaves me not feeling the best.

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jonfw 3 days ago

I find my life is best when I make time to neither create nor consume, but just to do.
Play board games, go on a walk, play on the floor with my kid, play a sport.
"Doing" doesn't have to be creative or productive!

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butlike 3 days ago

> Rather you should be _doing_ something, something interesting to you. Create, not Consume.

Yes, I agree. And I'm going to add something so as to not be taken as a nitpick with the above, since I believe that to be right:

You can also consume activities that let you blossom. Softball, SkeeBall, pool, whatever... in addition to creating your own things.

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uncircle 3 days ago

That’s not what “consuming” means, unless you mean spending hours watching TikToks about your favourite sport.

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