Overloaded 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, the Hospital, Health, and Addiction Workers Group argues that, thanks to cell phones, tablets, 24-hour “news” channels, and the like, we are overloaded with news. Indeed, I would add that much of what passes for broadcast “news” coverage is not information about things that have happened–that’s news–it’s opinion and even mis- and disinformation (think Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems) masquerading as opinion.
They point out that
It’s one thing to be informed, quite another to be constantly alarmed.
Follow the link for some suggestions for reaching a healthy balance between being informed and being panicked.
Aside:
I avoid television news completely (except when there’s a snowstorm).
I read the local rag and visit various news web sites–mostly legitimate newspapers–and don’t subscribe to news alerts on my “devices” (I do subscribe to various RSS feeds, but they lie there quietly until I choose to look at them). I also spend large portions of the day away from news; heck, I don’t even like to listen to the one-minute hourly NPR headline summary on my local classical music station.
Being informed without being overloaded is depressing enough these days, thank you very much.
