How to go on an information diet

1. 01Measure the intakeCheck your screen time and count your subscriptions and feeds. The number is usually a shock, which is the point.
2. 02Sort into nourishing, neutral, and junkNourishing leaves you thinking. Neutral passes the time. Junk leaves you agitated with nothing gained. Cut the junk entirely for two weeks.
3. 03Set meal timesTwo or three windows a day for news and feeds instead of continuous grazing. Notifications off outside them.
4. 04Add a slow sourceOne long-form book, essay collection, or newsletter a week. Depth is where ideas connect; speed is where they slide off.
5. 05Pair input with outputFor every hour of consumption, spend a few minutes writing what you took from it. Unprocessed information isn't knowledge, it's noise you paid for.

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