building better habits
The Internet Vs. The Care of Your Soul
1. No laptop in bed.
2. No internet for at least 30 minutes before you got to sleep.
3. Nothing on your feed reader that posts more than X times per Y.
4. Being bored does not mean you have to check your email.
5. Don't only read websites related to subjects you know inside and out.
6. For every X feeds that you add... See more
1. No laptop in bed.
2. No internet for at least 30 minutes before you got to sleep.
3. Nothing on your feed reader that posts more than X times per Y.
4. Being bored does not mean you have to check your email.
5. Don't only read websites related to subjects you know inside and out.
6. For every X feeds that you add... See more
But finally, I’d like to argue that following the news isn’t just a waste of time, it’s actively unhealthy. Edward Tufte notes that when he used to read the New York Times in the morning, it scrambled his brain with so many different topics that he couldn’t get any real intellectual work done the rest of the day.
Aaron Swartz • I Hate the News (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)
I think of my parents and all the people who over-consume the news
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