My simple rules to consuming information.

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The Rules.

I’m reminded often that consuming useful information is as important as consuming healthy food. And if I don’t consume useful information that is beneficial to my life, it is definitely hazardous to my health. So here are a few rules that I follow:

1. Read, watch or listen only to what applies directly to me (job, health, family, finance, interests, etc…).
2. For things that interest me, consume more intellectual content than emotional content (read long, dry, peer reviewed publications and books...with a lot of easily referenced statistics).
3. And if it's emotional content, make sure it makes me feel good about myself and the world around me (like watching cat videos, nature documentaries and more cat videos).

Information that I do not consume:

1. Politics...are for politicians (the profession)...it breaks rule 1, 2, and 3.
2. 95% of all news...most news doesn’t impact me directly; it is not intellectual; and emotionally it makes me sad and angry.
3. Any information that has little context, no verification, elicits emotion, doesn’t use pros and cons; and is ‘absolute’ in its message.

That’s it. My simple rules to consuming information.

Stay frosty people.

Originally posted here: https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@fijimermaid/my-simple-rules-to-consuming-information