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Is There Anything You Can Do About That?
The answer can change your life in multiple ways.
The world is at your fingertips. Whatever device you’re using to read these words gives you access to news and information, 24/7, worldwide.
On the one hand, this is incredible. Only in the last two or three decades have we had the power to learn and know anything at all about any topic whatsoever. You name it, you can learn something about it.
On the other hand, this is terrible. There is so much information available that it can be incredibly overwhelming. What’s more, finding fact versus opinion — informed or utter bullshit — is another challenge that can only be done by choice and action.
Absorbing the staggering amount of data subconsciously creates a ton of instability in your psyche. This is due in large part to our fear-based society and its constant, unending yammering. Do this, be that, buy it all, or suffer. Choose badly, you’ll suffer. Do nothing, you’ll suffer. Further, misinterpret the Buddhist meaning of “life is suffering,” and is it any wonder we have a mental health crisis of epic proportions around the globe?
Parsing out the information constantly bombarding you can be increasingly challenging. Just to add insult to injury, it’s even harder when many of the solutions you’re…
