Comments on: Am I addicted to news? http://pnintelligentdialogue.com/archives/564 brought to you by Porter Novelli Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:17:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: StuartHarris http://pnintelligentdialogue.com/archives/564/comment-page-1#comment-154 StuartHarris Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:37:18 +0000 http://pnintelligentdialogue.com/?p=564#comment-154 Too much news too often can cause a lot of damage for little benefit. Since it invariably focuses much more on what's wrong than what's right, it amplifies awareness of what's dysfunctional in the world. <br><br>I suspect that for "serious" and educated people there's a sense of obligation to be as informed as possible so that one can take appropriate action. But if one's getting deluged with 1-2 hours (or more) of big heavy stuff every day (Madoff, Detroit, climate change, peak oil, health care etc. etc.) what chance is there of processing it and finding appropriate responses? <br><br>Unlike most dtrug addictions, the next "hit" of news rarely makes you feel better for even a moment, does it? Too much news too often can cause a lot of damage for little benefit. Since it invariably focuses much more on what's wrong than what's right, it amplifies awareness of what's dysfunctional in the world.

I suspect that for “serious” and educated people there's a sense of obligation to be as informed as possible so that one can take appropriate action. But if one's getting deluged with 1-2 hours (or more) of big heavy stuff every day (Madoff, Detroit, climate change, peak oil, health care etc. etc.) what chance is there of processing it and finding appropriate responses?

Unlike most dtrug addictions, the next “hit” of news rarely makes you feel better for even a moment, does it?

]]> By: StuartHarris http://pnintelligentdialogue.com/archives/564/comment-page-1#comment-120 StuartHarris Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:37:18 +0000 http://pnintelligentdialogue.com/?p=564#comment-120 Too much news too often can cause a lot of damage for little benefit. Since it invariably focuses much more on what's wrong than what's right, it amplifies awareness of what's dysfunctional in the world. <br><br>I suspect that for "serious" and educated people there's a sense of obligation to be as informed as possible so that one can take appropriate action. But if one's getting deluged with 1-2 hours (or more) of big heavy stuff every day (Madoff, Detroit, climate change, peak oil, health care etc. etc.) what chance is there of processing it and finding appropriate responses? <br><br>Unlike most dtrug addictions, the next "hit" of news rarely makes you feel better for even a moment, does it? Too much news too often can cause a lot of damage for little benefit. Since it invariably focuses much more on what's wrong than what's right, it amplifies awareness of what's dysfunctional in the world.

I suspect that for “serious” and educated people there's a sense of obligation to be as informed as possible so that one can take appropriate action. But if one's getting deluged with 1-2 hours (or more) of big heavy stuff every day (Madoff, Detroit, climate change, peak oil, health care etc. etc.) what chance is there of processing it and finding appropriate responses?

Unlike most dtrug addictions, the next “hit” of news rarely makes you feel better for even a moment, does it?

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