6. Keep perspective on how information reaches you
The most important insight: news isn't neutral.
Every headline, article, and social post has been filtered through someone else's agenda.
Ask yourself: "Who benefits from me believing this?"
6. Keep perspective on how information reaches you The most important insight: news isn't neutral. Every headline, article, and social post has been filtered through someone else's agenda. Ask yourself: "Who benefits from me believing this?"
We should approach the news and media with a healthy dose of skepticism and avoid painting those who disagree with us with a broad brush.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
how can we trust that the information we identify in our context is actually worth using?
Jay Acunzo • Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work
When we’re overloaded with information, “context becomes critical,” Brown says. “What matters now is your ability to triangulate, to look at something from multiple sources, and construct your own warrants for what you choose to believe.” That can involve “asking all kinds of peripheral questions,” Brown notes, such as What is the agenda behind thi
... See moreWarren Berger • A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
this is also a perfect crystallization of how, in our hyper-digital age, it's increasingly the context and framing of information (not the content itself) that drives debates and shapes economic futures. Here, the content of the war plans was practically overshadowed by how they leaked (understandably!) - the wrong platform, the journalist, and the... See more