i think we've confused consuming with learning
every app i use seems convinced i should be consuming more.
more videos.
more podcasts.
more newsletters.
more articles.
more "must read" threads.
the weird part is that i genuinely like learning.
but lately i've started noticing that a lot of what feels like learning is actually just consumption with better branding.
i'll spend an hour reading about a topic, feel productive, and then realize i haven't done anything with the information.
no notes.
no discussion.
no application.
just another interesting thing temporarily occupying space in my head.
some of the things i've learned the most from weren't books or courses.
they were projects.
drawing something.
building something.
getting something wrong.
trying again.
it's a lot less efficient and a lot less glamorous than endlessly collecting information.
but information only becomes knowledge once it survives contact with reality.
i'm trying to remind myself of that more often.
especially before opening another tab.