The Path of Wisdom

For years, I’ve been trying to find a way to keep myself updated about what’s going on without taking too much time out of my week. My approach took into consideration several criteria that evolved over time: What format is better for me? Text (digital or physical), audio, video? Audio only doesn’t work for me, I can’t focus. When should I watch the news? Watching the news before bedtime is usually a bad idea. There’s a lot of stress-inducing news that could affect my sleep. First thing in the morning is also not great for me. I find the news very distracting and a way of procrastinating on real (presumably difficult) work. How much? Balancing FOMO with an overwhelming amount of information that I can do nothing about is essential for a successful long-term approach to this. Have several sides of the story, choosing politically neutral news sources if they are available, or different sources with different inclinations if not. Right now, my approach is a mix of: ...

Lately, I’ve been struggling to follow through on my own goals, getting easily scattered between ideas, projects, work, and personal issues from personal life. It’s possible that I’m not a particularly focused person in general. I tend to be interested in multiple subjects, and these change periodically. I’m more of a generalist than a specialist. The world has so many distractions: infinite access to books, tv shows, music, and social media. How do we keep our attention on what we actually want to do? ...