Stoop Kid tweets…
there are many axes on which you can slice people, but my favorite is:
does a person have predominantly productive or consumptive tendencies?
productive: writing, athletics, cooking, building, studying
consumptive: TV, dining out, video games, leisure reading, shopping
It’s a simple framework and a useful lens for gaining awareness into how you spend your time ⏳
Are your habits weighted towards productive activities that build skills and create value?
Or do you lean more towards consumptive activities? 😕
Consumption is fine in moderation of course. But it’s the productive tendencies that help you get ahead in life and business.
A reply to Stoop’s tweet…
Do social activities count as productive or consumptive?
Parties, dinners, etc. Most successful people I know spend a majority of free time on these.
Stoop replies…
Strongly agree though about socializing. It can be incredibly productive. You can view it as a long term productivity play, an investment. Just like studying is temporarily consumptive but long term productive if you do it well.
So there’s a lot of nuance here, and what counts as consumptive for me might be productive for you.
But a handy framework nonetheless.
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