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but when I had my own startup, I gave up reading the news And my question would be: did you miss something important, that could be life-changing if only you h
by Evgeny 12y ago
but when I had my own startup, I gave up reading the news
And my question would be: did you miss something important, that could be life-changing if only you had seen it on the news?
Being off the news myself (except tech news) for more than a year now, I'm yet to experience such an "event".
But of course some non-technical news "sip through" - get posted on HN, you hear from family etc. So there is no way to really miss something important, and no way to completely stay away from news.
- Tyrannosaurs 12y agoIsn't there some evidence that staying up to date with current affairs does nothing but cause stress?
- harlanlewis 12y agoYou're right that the news is rarely actionable or locally 'useful'. But I do read the news and go to events where foreign journalists speak to shape my perception of the world, its diversity and scope, it helps me engage with people from considerably more varied backgrounds (and futures), it reveals new ways to approach or conceptualize unrelated events in my own life. Dont restrict yourself to the SF myopia (which is so easy and attractive). Useful? Nah. Necessary? Absolutely. Skip techcrunch, network tv, and USA today. Look for groups like commonwealthclub.org and find out who smart folk pay attention to (Ezra klein's following list on twitter is pretty golden).