There was something interesting I observed about myself: I have tried replacing reading the news by reading more relevant articles a number of times—and I have failed just as many times. This made me realize that reading the news fulfils a certain purpose in my daily life and it is not information consumption. Rather it is: winding down, entertainment, etc. I usually read the news when having lunch. And when I tried intentionally reading something valuable (yes, I am thoroughly convinced that reading the news is hardly valuable) didn’t deliver the same kind of reprieve.
There was something interesting I observed about myself: I have tried replacing reading the news by reading more relevant articles a number of times—and I have failed just as many times. This made me realize that reading the news fulfils a certain purpose in my daily life and it is not information consumption. Rather it is: winding down, entertainment, etc. I usually read the news when having lunch. And when I tried intentionally reading something valuable (yes, I am thoroughly convinced that reading the news is hardly valuable) didn’t deliver the same kind of reprieve.