{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":1.92,"endTime":5.62,"body":"I've been thinking about how easy it is to blur the lines between"},{"startTime":5.759,"endTime":9.2,"body":"consuming content and creating it. We are so"},{"startTime":9.2,"endTime":13.04,"body":"inundated with content, which is kind of ironic because what do I"},{"startTime":13.04,"endTime":16.415,"body":"talk about? Mostly is content creation. And as content"},{"startTime":16.415,"endTime":20.095,"body":"creators, we're not at all immune. If anything,"},{"startTime":20.095,"endTime":23.775,"body":"we're more aware of all the content that we're seeing. It's"},{"startTime":23.775,"endTime":27.535,"body":"really easy for myself. I'll speak for myself. It's really easy as a"},{"startTime":27.535,"endTime":31.25,"body":"creator to tell yourself that you're doing research or you're taking"},{"startTime":31.25,"endTime":34.69,"body":"a break and you're just consuming content and you're getting"},{"startTime":34.69,"endTime":38.53,"body":"ideas, you're getting inspiration. But oftentimes left"},{"startTime":38.53,"endTime":42.21,"body":"unchecked, what you're really doing is you're crowding your head and these things"},{"startTime":42.21,"endTime":45.925,"body":"pop up later and don't serve us and help us be at our"},{"startTime":45.925,"endTime":49.524,"body":"best. I've noticed when I'm consuming too much, there's a couple key"},{"startTime":49.524,"endTime":53.125,"body":"indicators. My output slows down. I second guess"},{"startTime":53.125,"endTime":56.66,"body":"myself. It doesn't feel as fun anymore."},{"startTime":56.879,"endTime":60.32,"body":"Feels like I'm swimming upstream instead of just going with the"},{"startTime":60.32,"endTime":63.78,"body":"flow. And now granted in the very beginning, sometimes"},{"startTime":63.92,"endTime":67.36,"body":"everything kind of feels like swimming upstream. But when you've been doing it for a"},{"startTime":67.36,"endTime":71.2,"body":"while, you can pick up on the nuances of if something is feeling off or"},{"startTime":71.2,"endTime":74.845,"body":"not. And what's sneaky is that consuming content can feel"},{"startTime":74.845,"endTime":78.445,"body":"productive. And I say consuming content very broadly. We're talking"},{"startTime":78.445,"endTime":82.045,"body":"about scrolling social media platforms. For example, I don't really"},{"startTime":82.045,"endTime":85.7,"body":"post on X, but I'll consume AI"},{"startTime":85.7,"endTime":89.46,"body":"type content on X. So it might feel productive of staying in"},{"startTime":89.46,"endTime":93.219,"body":"the know on Reddit, even though I don't really post on Reddit or"},{"startTime":93.219,"endTime":96.735,"body":"feel like I'm learning because it's passive, but it"},{"startTime":96.735,"endTime":100.494,"body":"creates comparison in disguise. The more content you take"},{"startTime":100.494,"endTime":104.255,"body":"in, the more your own voice starts to get drowned out because it's being"},{"startTime":104.255,"endTime":108.015,"body":"filled by others' voices and it becomes harder to trust yourself. And"},{"startTime":108.015,"endTime":111.134,"body":"if I was like, Hey, do you wanna make it harder to trust yourself and"},{"startTime":111.134,"endTime":114.87,"body":"second guess and make basically all of your productivity just a little bit more"},{"startTime":114.87,"endTime":118.25,"body":"difficult? You, of course, would be like, no way. That sounds"},{"startTime":118.31,"endTime":121.67,"body":"terrible. Why would I this is the opposite of what I want from this episode,"},{"startTime":121.67,"endTime":125.03,"body":"Dylan. Right? Well, that's exactly what can happen when you're over"},{"startTime":125.03,"endTime":128.865,"body":"consuming. It becomes harder to trust yourself. Now this isn't"},{"startTime":128.865,"endTime":132.545,"body":"a new idea I've had, but it's something that's come up to me recently because"},{"startTime":132.545,"endTime":136.305,"body":"I've just become a little bit more mindful of how I feel when"},{"startTime":136.305,"endTime":140.005,"body":"I'm creating. And if it has felt like I'm going uphill,"},{"startTime":140.065,"endTime":143.82,"body":"I know I've consumed too much. And the fix is relatively simple."},{"startTime":144.04,"endTime":147.4,"body":"It's just giving your ideas space, less input, more"},{"startTime":147.4,"endTime":150.92,"body":"output, or different types of input instead of input"},{"startTime":150.92,"endTime":154.68,"body":"as research and just switching your brain off scrolling. Maybe"},{"startTime":154.68,"endTime":158.474,"body":"it's finding other activities to put in place of that. And I bet"},{"startTime":158.474,"endTime":161.995,"body":"the output fixes itself naturally without you having"},{"startTime":161.995,"endTime":165.754,"body":"to jam more input, if that makes sense. Publish, then"},{"startTime":165.754,"endTime":166.814,"body":"learn from the doing."},{"startTime":170.474,"endTime":174.17,"body":"You know, podcasts are great, but sometimes I wish they weren't"},{"startTime":174.17,"endTime":177.95,"body":"so one-sided. I mean, I love sharing these insights with you each week,"},{"startTime":178.09,"endTime":181.69,"body":"but I also love hearing your thoughts, seeing what you're creating, and just"},{"startTime":181.69,"endTime":185.13,"body":"connecting more directly. That's why I'm pretty active over on social media,"},{"startTime":185.13,"endTime":188.805,"body":"particularly Instagram and occasionally TikTok, where you can find"},{"startTime":188.805,"endTime":192.645,"body":"me at the Dylan Schmidt on both platforms. While the podcast is"},{"startTime":192.645,"endTime":196.245,"body":"where I deep dive into topics, social media is where I share those quick"},{"startTime":196.245,"endTime":200.005,"body":"shower thoughts style insights that you can implement right away. And if you"},{"startTime":200.005,"endTime":203.19,"body":"do decide to follow along, please don't be shy. Drop me a message and let"},{"startTime":203.19,"endTime":206.87,"body":"me know you came from the podcast. I always love hearing from you and learning"},{"startTime":206.87,"endTime":209.909,"body":"more about what you're working on. It's pretty simple to find me. Just look up"},{"startTime":209.909,"endTime":213.75,"body":"@TheDylanSchmidt on either Instagram or TikTok. Those are my main hangout"},{"startTime":213.75,"endTime":217.576,"body":"spots these days. Alright. Thanks again for joining me today. Until next time. Keep"},{"startTime":217.576,"endTime":218.076,"body":"creating."}]}