Spencer Turney
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Spencer Turney
• I’ve never seen a single person become happier by spending more time following politics or the news.
Paul Millerd • 40 Thoughts On Turning 40 | #287
How do I balance this?
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.