I don’t agree with the idea that you have to “die empty.”

I create because I find joy and absorption in the process — not because I’m trying to empty myself out. And I consume for the same reason. The only real goal is to spend my time doing things I genuinely enjoy.

If I had to choose between making a track or watching a movie, I’d probably pick the movie eight times out of ten.

But after those eight movies, I might feel like sitting down to make a track — not because I’m tired of watching, but because everything I’ve consumed has quietly filled me with ideas and inspiration.

Consumption isn’t the enemy of creation; it’s the soil it grows from.

If you consume nothing, your creative process will starve. What matters is finding your rhythm — that point where what you’ve taken in naturally overflows into something new. The best creative work often happens spontaneously, and that spontaneity is fueled by everything your subconscious has been storing from the things you love to watch, read, or listen to.

And if you spend your whole life just watching movies — and you truly enjoy that — you’ve still lived well. That’s just as valid as creating art.

A fulfilling life doesn’t require you to produce something; it just requires you to be present in what you love.

Most importantly, don’t create to prove that you’re a creator.

That’s a sad loop — and one that’s all too common in an age obsessed with labels and output. The “creator” badge means nothing without genuine curiosity or joy.

(Practice, however, is a different thing. To have those satisfying moments of spontaneous creation, I do need fluency in my craft — and that comes only from regular practice.)