80/20 Creation Ratio

A philosophy about the importance of creating vs consuming content, and how it applies to relationships and personal growth.

Core Philosophy

• Good friends consume together, great friends create together
• Aim for 80% creation, 20% consumption in content-focused time
• Evaluate relationships based on creation vs consumption ratio

Relationship Assessment

• Look at how time is spent in relationships:
  • Consuming: Going to restaurants, watching movies, scrolling feeds
  • Creating: Cooking together, making music, building projects
• Better relationships tend to have more creation-focused activities
• Quality of friendship can be measured by creation/consumption ratio

Content Creation Approach

• Most people consume 99% of the time ("mouth open ingesting")
• Goal should be to create 80% of the time
• Only consume content that helps fuel creation
• Acknowledge consumption is addictive (scrolling feeds) but limit it

Building Community Through Creation

• Find others trying to do similar difficult things
• Share strategies and commiserate with peers
• Learn from mentors who have succeeded
• Build rapport through shared creative challenges
• Focus on learning what works from others while maintaining your own path

Implementation

• Recognize when you're just consuming vs creating
• Actively seek opportunities to create with friends
• Don't just watch YouTube - make videos
• Don't just listen to music - make music
• Focus on projects that involve active creation

The key message is that meaningful relationships and personal growth come from creating together rather than just consuming together.