Overconsumption of negative news can create a “mean world syndrome,” where we think the world is much more cruel and dangerous than it actually is. Here’s good advice on how to overcome this false perception….
The main idea behind Clay Johnson’s new book The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption is that we need to monitor the way we consume information in the same way we need to monitor what we eat and drink. In today’s “information age,” we are constantly being bombarded with facts and opinions from television,…