I had a thought while taking my recycled cans out today. I've been
studying the economics of various countries and have come across a
well-known principle...Produce more than you consume, and I thought
about how that could be applied to myself. I realized there was a
parallel for this principle in civilization and society, in which
everyone should produce more than they consume, which I would interpret
as, produce more valuable contributions than you consume. I've never
thought about this much aside from whether I had enough money to buy
what I wanted, which is a type of measure on this in an economic sense.
But I've begun thinking about this in a more general way, and thought
it was worth sharing so others might be able to appreciate this
reiteration of the message: How do I provide value in the world, or do I
provide value to the world? And if the answer is no, how is it you're
able to survive, and how/should you try to change that?
I initially blogged about this on my personal blog here if you're interested in reading about my move from Austin to Toronto:
http://austintotoronto.blogspot.com/2010/03/produce-more-than-you-c...
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