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By: rob pattinson

rob pattinson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:57:54 +0000

I’ve completely stopped watching the news on TV and try to limit my time on news websites. It’s not that I don’t want to be informed, it can just be overwhelming at times!

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By: Michael Prince

Michael Prince — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:49:09 +0000

I tried a TV fast recently. It went great. I started reading books again and I’ve finally been able to finish a few books that I’ve been wanting to read for years. Now I don’t miss TV at all and only watch when I know for sure something good is about to come on.

By: Wanda Grindstaff

Wanda Grindstaff — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:50:20 +0000

You are so right. We must have selective intake. The only way to control the Monkey Chatter in the mind is to be very selective and protective of what goes in.

Excellent post.

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By: jd

jd — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:10:27 +0000

I’ve found a few practices to be particularly helpful:
- map out the areas you care about
- enumerate and prioritize your sources of insight
- distinguish between news vs. insights

For example, you might decide that your key life buckets are:
- mind
- body
- emotions
- career
- financial
- relationships

You would then identify the key sources that give you insight and action.
If you know you’re consistently improving in these areas, the rest is just bonus.
It’s one thing to find sources that tell you “what’s new,” it’s another to find those sources that give you effective techniques.

Another complimentary approach is to deliberately create your people network. If you have a network of people you trust, you can sharply cut down on noise. For example, I used to subscribe to a lot of technical information. Now I find it’s faster to just network with the experts and quickly share distillations and insights.

One other technique worth mentioning is to always start with questions and drive your information consumption based on answering your questions. Your questions scope you. Ask better questions, get better answers. You are done digging when you are satisfied with your answers.

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Working at Home on the Internet — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:58:13 +0000

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