Info-binging

[QandC]

Something strange happens when I start reading about a certain topic. I might suddenly wonder 'Why did Hitler kill himself?'.. and I start googling and searching, going down a deep rabbit hole with information. Before I know it, an hour has passed and I'm suddenly reading about George Washington's personal life. When my mind starts digging I cannot stop it. Hours upon hours of reading and gathering information might seem positive, but I don't have any system or infrastructure to process the information

I go on an info-binge purely based on emotions and intuition. Obviously I get a kick out of it, but I honestly don't know if this is a waste of time or if it's getting me somewhere.

sure, I know a lot of things. Any conversation coming up; I can instantly engage and contribute. I've been addicted to drugs and alcohol in the past, and it seems like I've replaced my dopamine hits with info-bombing myself. 

anyone else with similar thing? I'm not saying its a bad thing that I suffer from. I see a great potential with this new habit, but I need to learn how to preserve and actually use the information/knowledge

[puporing]

"Karma" catches up to you eventually, you cannot completely dissociate, it could also carry into future lifetimes.

[Princess Arabia]

The mind loves to know, know, know. The internet was designed to keep the mind engaged especially YT. It loves to categories too. It will say this is positive or negative. Your info-binge isn't necessarily based on emotions and intuition but curiosity.

Why do you feel the need to have to do something with everything you read. How will you use the information you've learnt about why Hitler killed himself or about Washington's personal life or anything else you read that pertains to other people's bio or things of that nature. If you have an interest or a passion or a goal, then obviously the information will be useful and can be utilized; other than that, it's just food for the mind and it is doing it's own digestion and regurgitating. 

I used to be an information junkie myself but I would usually only put it towards things of interest like health and nutrition or self-help improvement or anything artistic so I found no problems with it. Actually, it helped me in certain ways and improved my knowledge-base. What we focus on expands, so try to divert that to things you are interested in and not just to get knowledge of any ole thing that crosses the mind. This way, it won't seem like an issue and you'll be expanding in areas of interest and maybe automatically find ways to implement.

[QandC]

5 hours ago, puporing said:

"Karma" catches up to you eventually, you cannot completely dissociate, it could also carry into future lifetimes.

I have no idea of what you just said. Tell me in clear words. I don't know what karma has to do with this

[QandC]

2 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

The mind loves to know, know, know. The internet was designed to keep the mind engaged especially YT. It loves to categories too. It will say this is positive or negative. Your info-binge isn't necessarily based on emotions and intuition but curiosity.

Why do you feel the need to have to do something with everything you read. How will you use the information you've learnt about why Hitler killed himself or about Washington's personal life or anything else you read that pertains to other people's bio or things of that nature. If you have an interest or a passion or a goal, then obviously the information will be useful and can be utilized; other than that, it's just food for the mind and it is doing it's own digestion and regurgitating. 

I used to be an information junkie myself but I would usually only put it towards things of interest like health and nutrition or self-help improvement or anything artistic so I found no problems with it. Actually, it helped me in certain ways and improved my knowledge-base. What we focus on expands, so try to divert that to things you are interested in and not just to get knowledge of any ole thing that crosses the mind. This way, it won't seem like an issue and you'll be expanding in areas of interest and maybe automatically find ways to implement.

Thank you for the input!!

I know most of it is useless knowledge. I get a kick out of it. I guess those dopamine hits can be used towards something more effective, just like you stated

[Michael569]

I'm similar to you that I'll read a book and something is mentioned that the author just skimmed over and it sparks my curiosity and then 2 hours later I end up in a rabbit hole super deep on that one topic while loosing the main plot. I don't think its a bad thing. If you're naturally curious abut a wide variety of tipics and your memory works better on hooking itself to multiple entry points rather than remembering a single storyline, then maybe you have to do that. 

At the same time some of it is almost the Reels/Shorts mindset, isn't it?

Its almost like the question "why did Hitler kill himself & Eva Braun" begs for a gory picture of the two of them with bulletholes in their heads just before they (or their doppelgangers ) were burned by Wehrmacht soldiers outside of their Berlin bunker to prevent them being hanged of Reichstag by the soldiers of the Red Army. That's the sort of journalist mindset. 

But you probably want to go deeper and so the question can't be answered without asking: Why did Nazism rise in Germany and what were the consequences that lead to the consolidation of power of Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and their rise to absolute power. But that question is so incredibly complex to answer that it just opens 50 new rabbit holes for you to explore, all the way from unfair treatment of Germany at the end of WW1 and the Versailles Treaty,  to unequal distribution of resources in Europe, the hyperinflation and the annex of German colonies,  to the rise in industrialisation of Britain & France,  and the shadow of communism rise in the east.....you get the idea. 

I think its just that your mind is so curious about so many things that it can at the same time become almost overwhelmed by the magnitude of information and just skips to the next topic to get a fresh start. That's how you end up on Washington. Or maybe it just likes to ride those highs: the corpse of hitler, the American Revolutionary War, the deformed casualties of Chernobyl ... but exploring the causes and impact of each is for another lifetime after you realise that each of those topics could take a lifetime to explore. 

Maybe I'm wrong. My mind is similar and I actively have to restrain it Dunno, tell me if I'm telling nonsense. I still think its brilliant to be curious about many things but its important you don't just become a davourer of flashy bits but take time to explore things in more detail because there is nuances in details and it is knowing the full story and beign able to make connections elsewhere , for example to the political development of today, is where growth happens. 

Edited December 5 by Michael569

[QandC]

1 hour ago, Michael569 said:

I'm similar to you that I'll read a book and something is mentioned that the author just skimmed over and it sparks my curiosity and then 2 hours later I end up in a rabbit hole super deep on that one topic while loosing the main plot. I don't think its a bad thing. If you're naturally curious abut a wide variety of tipics and your memory works better on hooking itself to multiple entry points rather than remembering a single storyline, then maybe you have to do that. 

At the same time some of it is almost the Reels/Shorts mindset, isn't it?

Its almost like the question "why did Hitler kill himself & Eva Braun" begs for a gory picture of the two of them with bulletholes in their heads just before they (or their doppelgangers ) were burned by Wehrmacht soldiers outside of their Berlin bunker to prevent them being hanged of Reichstag by the soldiers of the Red Army. That's the sort of journalist mindset. 

But you probably want to go deeper and so the question can't be answered without asking: Why did Nazism rise in Germany and what were the consequences that lead to the consolidation of power of Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and their rise to absolute power. But that question is so incredibly complex to answer that it just opens 50 new rabbit holes for you to explore, all the way from unfair treatment of Germany at the end of WW1 and the Versailles Treaty,  to unequal distribution of resources in Europe, the hyperinflation and the annex of German colonies,  to the rise in industrialisation of Britain & France,  and the shadow of communism rise in the east.....you get the idea. 

I think its just that your mind is so curious about so many things that it can at the same time become almost overwhelmed by the magnitude of information and just skips to the next topic to get a fresh start. That's how you end up on Washington. Or maybe it just likes to ride those highs: the corpse of hitler, the American Revolutionary War, the deformed casualties of Chernobyl ... but exploring the causes and impact of each is for another lifetime after you realise that each of those topics could take a lifetime to explore. 

Maybe I'm wrong. My mind is similar and I actively have to restrain it Dunno, tell me if I'm telling nonsense. I still think its brilliant to be curious about many things but its important you don't just become a davourer of flashy bits but take time to explore things in more detail because there is nuances in details and it is knowing the full story and beign able to make connections elsewhere , for example to the political development of today, is where growth happens. 

Yees exactly. It's like the mind wants to gather information and connect everything into a wider picture. One that might not be entirely true.

Like you said, its a good thing but it can be a bit 'reel/shorts' type of stuff, I know exactly what you mean. I'm still grateful for living in this time, Internet is a blessing if used properly

[Jacob Morres]

Ultimately you need a clear purpose for consumption - bc the consuming aspect is just a part of manifesting that goal

Otherwise you are down a consumption rabbit hole that doesn't have much meaning 

Clarifying your goals and values might help 

 

Edited December 6 by Jacob Morres