Title: How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed - Literally Simple
Headings: How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed
How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed
How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed
Can We Blame the Media?
News May Never Be Boring
Focus News Media Consumption
How to Stay Informed Procedure
7 Tips for How to Stay Informed, Not Overwhelmed
1. Create Boundaries
2. Pick the Topic
3. Vary News Sources
4. Unfollow
5. Skim and Scan Your Local Newspaper
6. Do Not Watch Nightly News
7. Be Aware of Your Emotions
Are you Consuming Media to Stay Informed?
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Content: It doesn’t leave us at the edge of our seats wondering “Will Nancy Pelosi continue talking?” ( sarcasm). That type of information isn’t as gripping, and so people don’t watch it. Could you imagine a front page headline like “In the last 20 years world poverty rates have dropped?” Or “Women continue to seek education!” That doesn’t necessary excite fear, or astonishment, and in fact it’s great news, but that doesn’t mean people will read or listen to it. In contrast, As William Wordsworth once wrote “the human mind is capable of being excited without the application of gross and violent stimulants.” The news media is this way because violent fear inducing acts are what people tune into, but we are capable of being interested without violence, fear, or pain. The news media isn’t necessarily going to change, but you personally can choose to stay informed, not overwhelmed. Focus News Media Consumption
If there is one thing I realized from a news media detox, it was that I was happier.