News is easy to digest. Unlike reading books and long magazine articles which do require thinking , we can swallow limitless quantities of news flashes, which are bright-colored candies for the mind. But I must admit that parts of his book cannot be ignored, mainly, when he refers to the nostalgic family breakfasts of the s, which was marked by excessive enthusiasm for catching up with the news by reading newspapers.
He speaks about the morning newspaper, mid-days radio news, and the nightly television news program. Interestingly, his story about Swiss 40 years ago is very similar to my experience in the heart of the Middle East. Probably you too. Our thirst for awareness and technological limitations made us drink every bit of info with craving, unlike today when it is inevitable.
Did you notice the difference in the word choice? You may not be alone, but you will be lonely in the practice of boycotting news completely. No matter how much people convince you about the need to be in touch with the news, do not give in. Stick to your plan and you will reap the benefits in the long run. I found that reading covid news has been really unhealthy as there is nothing I can do about it. I have to cleanse and reboot my mind right now. Thanks for the article.
Absolutely Raymond. The uncertainty and confusion only leads to stress. I stopped watching the news and felt better after a few days. Then I fell back into old habits and ended up where I was before. Time to cut out the news for good. I hear you, Sean. Habits that are cultivated over many years keep urging us to come back. If you have managed to stop reading the news earlier, you should find it easier to avoid it again.
Good luck! But when I stopped watching the news, my major anxiety went down quickly and I now suffer very little anxiety in my life. Wonderful to hear that Daniel. You did the right thing by boycotting the news. Thank you Maxim Dsouza for this great and detailed information. Was looking for a reason to stop reading news articles because it makes me overwhelmed and eats up my productive energy. I will just say it has become a habit because I memories the website.
I need to start a new leaf. And thank you for highlighting where it concerns me the most. Thank you and remain blessed. Absolutely, news articles compel you to think about negative events and consume mental energy which can otherwise be used productively. Appreciate the comment!
The website has been created to inspire, influence and infect people with positivity and help people begin their journey of chasing their dream goals. The target is to help 1 million people pursue their dream while having a full time job. Will you be one among them? Productive Club Helping you follow your dream. Contents What happens when you watch the news Why watching the news causes more damage than good?
News is negative 2. Your mind invokes fear and anxiety 3. You make an unrealistic estimation of risks 4. You do not gain anything 5. Confirmation bias 7. Your body releases more cortisol which impacts your health 8.
You worry about things you cannot influence 9. News interferes with productive work The important news reaches you anyway Conclusion. As you absorb more news, they eat up time from activities which help you in the long run.
You don't need a reward to join the Productive Club, do you? Plain and simple. Did you find what you just read useful? Fair enough, but frankly, I still felt that the news was not for me. So I set out to explore the various aspects of this topic to make sure I was making the right decision. I examine why we consume news, problems with news in the digital era, and how we can move forward as conscious consumers.
After speaking with dozens of individuals about why they consume news and analyzing research on modern news attitudes and practices , two realities emerged. Depending on who you ask, the news may be daily reporting on temporary events in the world, industry- and interest-specific updates, or longer-term analyses and op-eds. While we all define news differently, it is typically a mix of daily events, entertainment, and practical information.
This belief in the importance of being well-informed is a deeply entrenched, but rarely questioned part of Western culture. It is rooted in our desire to be good citizens that contribute to society. But even if we accept this belief that being well-informed is an ideal we should pursue, is the news the best pathway to achieve our mission? News is being delivered faster than ever. If a volcano erupts in Bali, we know about it in minutes.
If social protests break out in Brazil, we can watch them live. In this on-demand environment, more news has to be produced in less time. But quality and thoughtful work take time. The car. The person in the car. Where he came from. Where he planned to go. How he experienced the crash if he survived. But that is all irrelevant.
What's relevant? The structural stability of the bridge. That's the underlying risk that has been lurking, and could lurk in other bridges.
But the car is flashy, it's dramatic, it's a person non-abstract , and it's news that's cheap to produce. News leads us to walk around with the completely wrong risk map in our heads. So terrorism is over-rated. Chronic stress is under-rated. The collapse of Lehman Brothers is overrated. Fiscal irresponsibility is under-rated.
Astronauts are over-rated. Nurses are under-rated. We are not rational enough to be exposed to the press. Watching an airplane crash on television is going to change your attitude toward that risk, regardless of its real probability. If you think you can compensate with the strength of your own inner contemplation, you are wrong. Bankers and economists — who have powerful incentives to compensate for news-borne hazards — have shown that they cannot.
The only solution: cut yourself off from news consumption entirely. News is irrelevant. Out of the approximately 10, 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. But people find it very difficult to recognise what's relevant.
It's much easier to recognise what's new. The relevant versus the new is the fundamental battle of the current age. Media organisations want you to believe that news offers you some sort of a competitive advantage.
Many fall for that. We get anxious when we're cut off from the flow of news. In reality, news consumption is a competitive disadvantage.
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