Create more, consume less

Consumption of information can be fun, educational and motivating.  We read blogs like this one, view videos, listen to music.  This passes the time, provides entertainment, stems boredom and enhances ourselves. One thing consumption is not . . . is creative.  Creation occurs when we put our mind to work to produce something, to produce something for ourselves to reflect on . . . or for others to consume (and possibly buy or share or promote).  As such, a major tenet of leaving law behind is to consistently promote our own creation.  In other words, we can’t leave law behind, fully or partially, without create something else to focus on, something else to market, something else to monetize. What you create is up to you – new ideas, brainstorming sessions, now job possibilities, unique career paths, hobbies, random thoughts, actual pieces of writing, business plans, forecasts, side businesses, new ventures.  This creation comes about through many forms of activities, and many are simple and almost without cost – staring out the window, going for a walk, talking with a friend, uninterrupted, sincere thinking, consistent jotting down of ideas, planned productive story/blog writing. There is one cost:  In order to create, we need to take a break from consuming.  We need to put down the e-reader, take out our earphones, turn off the show, stop the game, shut down the device. To leave law behind, we need to shift from primarily consuming others creativity to having others consume our own.