Would love to hear more! We rarely hear stories of people "stuck" on the making/ creative side. Exciting yes - but rarely addictive in the sense of taking so much time that the rest suffers?

It's common enough that there's a well-known term for it: workaholic.

For work work, I don't think this is what we were talking about.

But yes, not unfair, one example then might be some free software maintainers.

Typically, production requires some consumption. At a base level, however, the outcomes can be guided, satisfying my ego and leaving my mark on the universe.