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"Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12 months, name one that – because you consumed it - allowed you to make a better dec
by shurcooL 14y ago
"Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12 months,
name one that – because you consumed it - allowed you to make a better decision
about a serious matter affecting your life, your career or your business.
The point is: the consumption of news is irrelevant to you."
I agree, yet I find my main use for news is to make me feel connected with other humans... If I cut myself off from it, I feel disconnected and lonely. I feel like I'm missing relevant context.
Is that an unfounded fear, and I should find ways to get rid of it?
Or is it a valid concern, but are there better ways to feel connected?
I work from home so I don't interact with a lot of people regularly.
- greenyoda 14y agoAs the article pointed out, you don't have to consume an endless, up to the minute, stream of news to know what's happening in the world. There are magazine articles, which are better researched and go into the stories in more detail, and there are also tons of books about recent history and politics. If you wait a week or a month before reading about some event, you can weed out a lot of the sensationalistic noise that constitutes news reporting, not to mention all the things that the reporters got wrong in the heat of the moment and had to correct later.
- rubinelli 14y agoYou can start by not having meals alone. It may sound silly, but having meals in a group is a great way to form stronger bonds.
- shurcooL 14y agoYes, that's very helpful. I do that whenever I work at my university lab. Unfortunately, it's not really an option when I work from home.