I believe I am and I will do everything I can to be right1<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s true you\u2019re likely a mixture of both types and will experience fluctuation in your ratio of production vs. consumption from one month to the next, unless your name is Robert Scoble you have to choose one or the other.
\nTo recap:
\n* Consuming for the pure love of learning is absolutely ok.
\n* Producing purely because you have a fire that won\u2019t die until you do is fine, too.
\n* But don\u2019t kid yourself about who you are.
\nIf you\u2019ve been reading startup blogs for years and never started anything, it\u2019s time to accept that you\u2019re a consumer.
\nIf you have 50 software product ideas and your hard drive is littered with folders containing 30 lines of code from each, you\u2019re a consumer (or at least a producer who has trouble finishing things).
\nAnd if you figure out that you are a producer, stop daydreaming about the day you\u2019ll make things happen. Start making it happen in the next 30 days, or forever hold your peace.
\nThe Single Most Important Career Question You Can Ask Yourself | Software by Rob<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I believe I am and I will do everything I can to be right1 While it\u2019s true you\u2019re likely a mixture of both types and will experience fluctuation in your ratio of production vs. consumption from one month to the next, unless your name is Robert Scoble you have to choose one or the other. … <\/p>\n