Here is the kernel of good advice in this post: consuming news can be addicting, can create a negative worldview, and might not provide the informational conten

Here is the kernel of good advice in this post: consuming news can be addicting, can create a negative worldview, and might not provide the informational content you think it may. However, the author then makes a series of suggestions for all the things you should be doing with your time, such as: (a) playing videogames; (b) mentoring other startup founders; (c) building your own startup; (d) writing on your blog; (e) going to the gym. All of these suggestions for what you should be doing with your time are... surprise, surprise... things that the author does with his time, instead of reading the news. The reflection I got out of this post was perhaps the opposite of intended: I need to stop reading HN!