The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption
With this growing understanding that the content we consume online can fuel or deplete us in the same way as the food we physically ingest, platforms are actively working to make their content healthier and less toxic.
Emily Safian-Demers • Digital nutrition
How Too Much Information Can Make Us Stupid and Miserable
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As a rule, we should • consume more useful information, especially when we have the energy to process something more dense; • consume balanced information when we have less energy; • consume entertaining information with intention or when we’re running low on energy and need to recharge; and • consume less trashy information.
Chris Bailey • Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More
Digital health management, which historically focused on detoxing and limiting screen time, is now evolving with prescriptive doses of content for mental and emotional nourishment. “The potential dangers of indiscriminate content consumption are not reliant simply on the volume or frequency of exposure,” Moskowitz wrote in a May 2020 Fast Company a... See more