3. Practice "information fasting"
Just as you're careful about what food you put in your body, be equally careful about what information you consume.
Unfollow accounts that leave you angry or anxious. Remove news apps from your phone. https://t.co/jfMGRXjd9k
Tim Cardenx.com3. Practice "information fasting" Just as you're careful about what food you put in your body, be equally careful about what information you consume. Unfollow accounts that leave you angry or anxious. Remove news apps from your phone. https://t.co/jfMGRXjd9k
The most straightforward way to improve your information diet is to develop a habit for meta-awareness; to pay attention to what you're paying attention to. When you find yourself reaching unprompted for your phone, or hovering over the Twitter icon, invoke the "10-10-10 rule:" ask yourself, if I consume this info, how will I feel about it in 10 m
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