During 1999-2005 I was a news junkie. I was constantly scanning popular news sites. In 2005 I attended the first Startup School, which is incidental but sticks

During 1999-2005 I was a news junkie. I was constantly scanning popular news sites. In 2005 I attended the first Startup School, which is incidental but sticks in my brain of course. I took my lunch break that day and went to the Harvard Book Store. I browsed around and saw a book on positive psychology that looked interesting. I devoured that book. One of the biggest changes I took from that book was to avoid most of the news. It was for all the reasons mentioned in this article. I've been pretty good at sticking to this. Not perfect of course. There obviously needs to be a balance. But removing the tie to the news has made me a lot more creative and optimistic about the opportunities in my life. We should all spend more time creating than reading about other people creating and destroying.