Comments on: Stop Consuming and Start Producing http://www.thehackedmind.com/stop-consuming-and-start-producing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stop-consuming-and-start-producing Optimize Your Brain Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:46:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Why 99 Percent Sucks http://www.thehackedmind.com/stop-consuming-and-start-producing/#comment-697 Why 99 Percent Sucks Mon, 13 May 2013 16:34:03 +0000 http://www.thehackedmind.com/?p=429#comment-697 [...] 100%. If you are starting something new, discuss it with your family, discuss it with your friends, produce some relationships and tell a stranger, blog about it, or shout it from the [...]

]]> By: Wayne http://www.thehackedmind.com/stop-consuming-and-start-producing/#comment-595 Wayne Sat, 04 May 2013 09:13:19 +0000 http://www.thehackedmind.com/?p=429#comment-595 “Producing is food for the soul. Even if it is harder, more frustrating, takes more time, and can overtake your life, it will make you far more accomplished and happier. Remember when you made artwork as a child in Kindergarten? It probably was no Picasso, but it made you happy because you produced it.”

I couldn’t agree more. Hope you don’t mind me submitting this onto Quotesome quoteso.me/q/226026

]]> By: Mans Denton http://www.thehackedmind.com/stop-consuming-and-start-producing/#comment-592 Mans Denton Fri, 03 May 2013 12:52:15 +0000 http://www.thehackedmind.com/?p=429#comment-592 That R.Q. Riley’s 225 mpg car looks pretty awesome. As a history major it frightens me, but perhaps I’ll send it to my uncle who is in town :)

Yeah, there are some great projects on Kickstarter and I actually agree that in many cases marketing can disrupt the “purity” of a brilliant engineering design. As a marketer myself, I can attest that it is the case.

Some of those projects are amazing, though. Even if it takes some good marketing to get the wallet to work, you have to assume that in some way they provided evidence enough that they created value.

Glad to see you in the tinkering mode again! Slowly switch off that TV hehe ;)

]]> By: Greg Z http://www.thehackedmind.com/stop-consuming-and-start-producing/#comment-591 Greg Z Fri, 03 May 2013 06:43:00 +0000 http://www.thehackedmind.com/?p=429#comment-591 I guess I’m generalizing a bit about the Kickstarter. It just seems that every project gets compromised. That, or at least the prices skyrocket to unbelievable levels for what’s being offered. An example of ungodly high prices in my opinion is this:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1127228691/the-humn-wallet-the-best-minimal-rfid-blocking-wal

But in all honesty, there are some projects that I think are amazing from there, so I need to quit being so cynical. For example:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console

or this project (which as an electrical engineer, I loved – not sure if it was kickstarter though. I think it was):
http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/23/gravitylight-using-gravity-to-bring-light-to-the-developing-world/

So yeah. Maybe I just need to get off my ass, get in the garage and start producing something worth while. You know, as soon as I’m done with my master’s degree, and get a little free time at night after work. and all the TV shows I can’t miss….. ;-)

One other project that I’m in love with that no one seems to see lately is R.Q. Riley’s 225 mpg car.
http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm
https://www.facebook.com/rqrEntrs?fref=ts

He’s going to be marketing it as a kit car soon, which I plan on building. So yeah, the DIY culture is starting to take a good hold, but I think the powers that be are still attempting to keep it at bay, as it would cut majorly into profits. I would love to see websites like kickstarter force the corporations to produce quality products at an affordable price, I just don’t see it happening very soon.

]]> By: Mans Denton http://www.thehackedmind.com/stop-consuming-and-start-producing/#comment-590 Mans Denton Fri, 03 May 2013 00:58:22 +0000 http://www.thehackedmind.com/?p=429#comment-590 Yeah, I think everyone can agree that the DIY culture is starting to really take off. Resources and tools are at peoples’ disposals, but a significant mindset change has also occured. The impossible is suddenly possible, which ironically perpetuates the success. Which Kickstarter projects are you specifically referring to?

I have to say, Rage Against the Machine is awesome whether you have a paper-pushing job or not! Keep on rockin! You’re an engineer right? Looks like it’s time to get tinkering in the garage ;-)

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