Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12 months, name one that – because you consumed it – allowed you to make a better decision about a serious matter affecting your life, your career or your business. The point is: the consumption of news is irrelevant to you. But people find it very difficult to recognise what’s relevant.
A good article about how news affect our brains and our ability to concentrate and eventually to think. Would be an interesting experiment to stop reading daily news and focus more on books and long form articles for at least a month or so. Maybe i’ll give it a try.
News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier | Media | The Guardian.