thoughtsignals

Steve Pavlina says news is addictive and harmful.

The need my news addiction filled was that it gave me a sense of groundedness by connecting me with what was going on in the world.  But the negative side effect was that it was conditioning me to become more negative and fear-based in my thinking.

Not surprisingly, since I make my living writing news, I disagree with his main point. But there’s some truth to some of what he says, particularly about the shallowness of a lot of news coverage.