I constantly fight the battle of consuming more than I create. The more you create, the more power and leverage you have. (You also feel much better about yourself.)
However, the more you consume, the more power you give to others. You become the vessel of their effort and they gain while you fall behind.
Creating requires effort and gives you a future. Consuming is the short-term pleasure fulfillment with a long-term debt that crushes you later.
The more you create, the more powerful you become.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 15, 2021
The more you consume, the more powerful others become.