Create More Than You Consume - by Tioluwani Aina

<img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000352423.jpg"/>At the slightest inconvenience, we are always so quick to reach for our phones. It's like a reflex action at this point. And can you really blame us? The algorithm is a self-sustaining life of the party that keeps everything lit.We are hit with a barrage of content in assorted variety: things to make us laugh, make us cry, make us angry and this rollercoaster of emotions doesn't end which keeps us in our sustained excitement and relieves us of our inconvenience.<img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000352422.jpg"/>You're hit once in a while with something insightful, though. It's enough to gaslight yourself that "See, social media isn't so bad. I just learned something new", before you go back to your race to the bottom of the page.What we are not aware of yet is, this sets a dangerous precedent. It trains us to become passive participants of this digital circus and by extension, maybe our own lives. You're just consuming, consuming, consuming so much content to the point of mental obesity. The exposure to all the diverse content is supposed to inspire one to create but that same novelty nested in the diversity keeps us hooked. It makes us wait to see what will be up next.<img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000352421.jpg"/>All hope is not lost though, but we'll have to start by changing the way we interact with social media. We can for sure game the algorithm too: we could audit our feeds to follow that which can spark ideas.We can set up "systems" where coming across a certain type of content can be the trigger to go and create something. These are learnable behaviours where we can change the nature of the incentive and the succeeding actions. For example: Coming across a picture with a well put-together outfit can lead you to learn about fashion and how body silhouettes work WHICH can lead you to COMBINE YOUR OWN OUTFITS and see what works for you too.Our minds are pregnant with so much exposure to ideas so it is only right that we bring something to life. And the best part? It doesn't have to be grandiose, yet. You can start where you are with what you have.Write a poem, go for a crafts event, talk to people, indulge your interests because there's so much that can be done by channelling all these consumed content somewhere. Those hours will still pass, you might as well use it to create something.<img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000315859.jpg"/>Part of that is the reason I am even writing this, to be more of a creator, more of a giver to also hopefully nudge someone to create too. I cannot just consume and take from life, it is also right that I give something back.So, let's go on this journey together, let's be more of creators, makers, doers and enrich our life experiences in this process.One line, one song, one anything at a time.

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