information diet management
by Sixian and · updated 1mo ago
information diet management
Ten Strong Suggestions for Surviving the Age of Misinformation
by A.J. Jacobs
phoebe added 1mo ago
sari added 2mo ago
the more energy you spend worrying about things outside of your control the less energy you have for creative output within your control.
to find value in a world overflowing with distractions, we have to ruthlessly ignore much of what we see.
image via aaron francis
- # on shortification of "learning" There are a lot of videos on YouTube/TikTok etc. that give the appearance of education, but if you look closely they are really just entertainment. This is very convenient for everyone involved : the people watching enjoy thinking they are learning (but actually they are just having fun). The people creating this ... See more
sari added 8mo ago
“Information, like food, has a sell-by date. Next quarter’s earnings are worthless after next quarter. And it is for this reason that the information that Zak and I weigh most heavily in thinking about a firm is that which has the longest shelf life, with the highest weighting going to information that is almost axiomatic: it is, in our opinion, th
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- My information consumption philosophy is simple: (1) It must have a long shelf life. (2) It must have taken considerable effort to create. With these two principles, you can cut out most of the junk from your information diet.
andrea added 1y ago
- Critical ignoring is the ability to choose what to ignore and where to invest one’s limited attentional capacities. Critical ignoring is more than just not paying attention – it’s about practising mindful and healthy habits in the face of information overabundance.
from When Critical Thinking Isn’t Enough: To Beat Information Overload, We Need to Learn ‘Critical Ignoring’ by Anastasia Kozyreva
sari added 1y ago
critical thinking is no longer enough. we need critical ignoring.
andrea added 1y ago
andrea added 1y ago
andrea added 1y ago
Interrogate your influences.
We all have favourite influencers and influences - people we know, celebrities, artists, friends, writers, and uh, influencers. Books, TV shows, movies. Most of the time we’re happy just to accept that those are the people and things we admire and seek to emulate. But what artistic careers show us is the importance of p
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