Turn off the News

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Tiger Woods Sex Scandal

Another murder in downtown

The stock market has crashed

How is all of this news related? Simply put, its all bullshit

Bullshit to listen to

Bullshit to care about

Bullshit to talk about

This is not real news, this is gossip on steroids

If you want to become a more “informed” individual your best bet is not to have CNN running 24/7 in your household, but actually to turn off the TV, put down the tabloid newspaper, and tune into something with a bit more substance

What has more substance?

Blogs, books, articles, noteworthy magazines, webinars, informative newspapers

By unplugging yourself from news world, you in avertedly plug yourself right back into the essence of what it means to be an informed individual

Knowing how to cook a turkey because you learned about it in a cook book certainly has more weight than knowing the current bra size of your favorite celebrity

Reading a great sci-fi book will bring you more intellectual stimulation than watching the newest episode of Dancing with the Stars

You become a more knowledgeable person the minute you decide that reading/watching/listening to something that truly interests you and gaining some form of worthwhile stimulation out of it, instead of hearing about the latest gang shooting in your neighboring city.

And if you are worried about not keeping up to date with current events, don’t

The minute something really important happens, you will hear people actually talk about it

Unplug to get plugged in, and I promise, if the world is going to end to tomorrow, ill be sure to let you know about it 😉

Cheers Tiger Woods

Gabriel

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