🥦What's your information diet ?
Wisdom Letter #212
What’s your information diet?
Last week I wrote about how I’ve started to see my information diet.
Every piece of content I consume, I classify it as -
Proteins
Carbs
Fats
Sugar
Vitamins
Painkillers
Much like my actual diet has an impact on my physical health, my information diet has an impact on my intellectual health.
More in this quick essay -
I tweeted about it and got some interesting responses.
Did some research, and found this Mark Manson video which is quite useful -
We feel the urge to check social media, and consume cheap fluffy content because we’re afraid of boredom. Our brains feel discomfort when we’re bored, so we avoid boredom at every cost.
But boredom is essential for doing real creative problem solving.
Love this highlight from the book Make Time -
So don’t be afraid of boredom. Embrace it!
This is how Elon Musk runs all his companies -
Want to kick start a side hustle?
Build a business on your own terms?
Quit the boring 9-5 and make a living on your own ?
You’re invited to join the tiny community for your big dreams.
I host the Indie Masterminds community where like minded folks come together to learn and grow together.
We’re all building independent, micro businesses that can sustain our lifestyles and fulfil our life goals.
Thank you for reading.
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That’s it for today.
See you next week 👋
We’ll be back with more interesting notes, highlights and curations.
Cheers,
Ayush & Aditi