I ignore news that don't concern me, my family, city or country.
The rest is labeled under "societal spectacle", drama that I cant change unless i have to stop working and dedicate a whole life to fix that problem.
Its ok to admit "bugger this" and just turning off the news, if only a while.
Its good to stay informed but I can hardly point at a piece of "news" that absolutly changed my life, career, relationships etc...
It feels like you have to build a skill that sorts news into "I cant do shit about this, (because of valid reasons)" and "wait what are they gutting from my social services that I paid for most of my life through taxes?".
Its about the consistency of the result, and the leave and forget factor while you cook the rest of the meal.
I eat rice like at least once a day, so it's really paying off for me at least.
"Given the chance, gamers will optimize out the fun"
This is the same about real life when statistics apply to everything.
This is why I decided to ignore any rule that anyone else would self impose or to others.
You have to realize that the others are not living your life, you are.
Who cares if you arent the best, the brightest, the wisest.
Do what makes you happy. Be silly, be cringe, be angry, be sad.
What matters is that you live a good life by your own standards. The world will dissapear when your conciousness will fade away, so why let numbers, humans, or ideas stand in your way from living the life you would have lived as a cave man, an artist, a farmer or whatever?
Comparaison is the thief of joy. So think less, and live more.
You can reason yourself into despair, or irrationally rise above it. What do you choose?
I meaaaaan what if,
I love animals for their meat, for sustenance but also for giving headpats to said meat.
Is that cognitive dissonance?
(Feel free to ignore)
Its been soo long...