Oct 20, 1822
The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
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Today is
Information Overload Day
How long do you read the news every day?30 minutes? 1 hour?How much time do you spend on your cell phone every day?I know. You don't need to answer. Many people don't READ anything on their cell phones; they CHECK cell phones every now and then as if each look would make them prettier or smarter.
Many people don't try to get anything out of their cell phones; they try to get out of the real world by immersing themselves in their cell phones.
Imagine what you always do in an elevator: the cabin door closes, you grab your cellphone, swipe it on, flip through your favorite social media app so that you don't need to talk with anyone, and there you go, the cabin door opens, your floor. Most of us don't lack information; the opposite is true - we have fallen for too much information or information overload. But not everything you receive from the world is information. Some are, but most aren't.
A piece of information should be called "data" instead if it has no concrete meaning to you because it doesn't "inform" you of anything. Most people mistake opinions for information. I guess they are too used to being fed as an overgrown child, like a Peking duck or a puppy that was convinced the outside world is full of dog-eating wolves and human beings. So don't go out. The outside is dangerous. Said the zoo keeper. If you have no access to unfettered information, the more you read, the worse off you will be. You only end up wrestling yourself in the cesspool of junkie news, drifting farther and farther from knowledge, not to mention wisdom. You see, this is my opinion. You don't need to take it as information. It's only my view of the unspeakable reality.
Today, why not give yourself a break?
Try your best to stay clear of all kinds of information.
Live a day with no news, no noise, no arguments, no politics, no hatred, no opinions of others, no lies, and no nonsense.
At the end of the day, you know what? Very few things in the world deserve one minute of your precious life.
Read only the best books; live only the best moments.
Less information is better than junkies. Less is more.
- Fuolao
Anne Sullivan, the American educator famous for being the teacher of Helen Keller, died at age 70.
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