A Producer Mindset

 Information junkie

I searched this term today after reading some of the class blogs. I love gathering new information.  Not because I want to be more successful at playing trivial pursuit (does anyone play that anymore) or because I plan to use the information. I just like the process and the "ah-ha" feeling.  

This came up when I searched - Don't Become an Information Junkie. WHAT! I new that finding new information wasted time - a big problem for me.  I also knew that it could cause over analysis - less of a problem for me. I like to know a little about a lot of things rather than anything in depth.

The main point of the article seems to me to make sure you don't forget to take action.  Ok. Yes. True. 

But what really caught me was the idea of taking action by switching from becoming a consumer to a producer.  The idea of a produce mindset resonated with me and connected me to this weeks reading on produsage. 

I appreciate that the ISTL program allows for us to produce so many projects. And now with this course thinking more broadly about a producer mindset outside of class and into the Web 2.0 environment.  

I searched twitter for a producer mindset and found a lot of different types of information. More there.  What do you think, does having a producer mindset help in the environment we are exploring?