I am coming to a realization about myself, and possibly a realization about the current culture. I find myself becoming more and more a consumer and less and less a creator. It seems to me that I spend the majority of my free time - which isn't much - online reading blogs, tweets, status updates, etc. I justify it by saying I am learning and becoming aware of new things, new techniques for creating music, new ways of teaching, new photography techniques, and yet I never seem to get around to using what I am learning. I purchase numerous apps and software for music creation but I never seem to get around to learning how to use them and, more importantly, using them to make music. I read about cooking, composing, photography, teaching, dieting, but I do none of those things on a regular basis. I wonder that our society is facing the same struggle. I see those who work hard all day long at a job they don't particularly enjoy, then go home and live vicariously through others' achievements. We follow people's activities and pass on the creativity of others, sharing it through our various social network avenues. I think it is time we put down the iPhone/iPad/computer and do something productive....wait, someone just tweeted me......
