Read the news with a goal in mind: understand civic life. My 20+ years of reading news daily has brought me a personal understanding of the world, and it’s way

Read the news with a goal in mind: understand civic life. My 20+ years of reading news daily has brought me a personal understanding of the world, and it’s way better than when I started out in my teens ignorant, confused, and unmoored. I know what’s most important to me now, and I know how to participate in those issues. Of course, there are many news outlets that don’t offer much in terms of better understanding the world, so avoid those.