> I am always torn between reading and not reading. I think reading energizes me regardless of whether I can effect change on the topic. If it energises you/br

> I am always torn between reading and not reading. I think reading energizes me regardless of whether I can effect change on the topic. If it energises you/brings you joy, then why question it? > Simply having awareness can be beneficial on some level. It is, but what I realised at one point that there are just too many things to fix and you can spend your entire life becoming aware about them. I think it's better to choose a few or even one problem and go deep or actually do something. But, as I wrote in the post, that's something that works well for me. YMVV. Edit: John Green explains this well in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bew3EMicf8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bew3EMicf8g