01: The more uncertain we feel, the more information we tend to collect.
Another article, another podcast, another opinion. Sometimes that’s useful, but sometimes it creates so much noise that we lose touch with what we already know.
I’ve been trying to sit with one question this week…
If nobody else could weigh in on this, what would I already know?
It’s a simple question, but it changes the conversation.
Instead of searching for the next piece of advice, it invites you to trust your own experience.
Perhaps the endless input isn’t helping. Sometimes it's simply drowning out your own thinking.
The articles, podcasts and opinions will still be there tomorrow. But your own voice is easy to miss if you never leave space to hear it.
So while you’re pausing for tea today, before you go looking for more info, pay attention to the thought that keeps returning.
The idea that won’t quite leave you alone.
Maybe that’s not the question.
Maybe it’s the answer.
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02: How to Survive the Information Crisis
A thoughtful piece on living in an age of endless information, AI-generated content, and fractured attention. Less about media and more about how we stay connected to reality and ourselves.
Read now: The Guardian
03: The REAL Reason You Have Decision Fatigue
In this podcast, Dr Alex George and Dr Shawn Watson explore what decision fatigue actually does to the brain and why constant choices drain mental energy.
Listen now: Stompcast
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Erica x
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