2. The devil is in the details. There's a bit more nuance to the situation.
Your attention is yours. What happens in the media, Facebook, etc... Is an attempt to take your attention. For the most part your allocation is spent where the biggest dopamine hit can come from. If you start valuing your attention based more on an ROI calculation where your return is "did I learn something useful from a balanced source that can help form my world view?" Then you quickly start to cut out the BS.
Here are my tips for high ROI consumption:
Read long form articles about a subject. Skip over them if needed so a as not to waste time.
Call BS early. Poorly written books or articles should be nixed immediately.
Avoid the sugar: low ROI stuff like Instagram, Facebook, Reddit
1. Moderation in all things
2. The devil is in the details. There's a bit more nuance to the situation.
Your attention is yours. What happens in the media, Facebook, etc... Is an attempt to take your attention. For the most part your allocation is spent where the biggest dopamine hit can come from. If you start valuing your attention based more on an ROI calculation where your return is "did I learn something useful from a balanced source that can help form my world view?" Then you quickly start to cut out the BS.
Here are my tips for high ROI consumption:
Read long form articles about a subject. Skip over them if needed so a as not to waste time.
Call BS early. Poorly written books or articles should be nixed immediately.
Avoid the sugar: low ROI stuff like Instagram, Facebook, Reddit