Tips on Clean Up Information In-take!

[Daphnedenninghoff23]

Hi!

So I am curious about tips on cleaning up my information in-take. 
I have just finished watching Leo's new video on society. 
I think cleaning up the information intake of course is both the things you consume, 
but also the things you have already accepted as 'truth'. Even though they are just beliefs. 

So I am just curious about tips. Experiences. etc. 

[Snuitje]

What helped in my life:

• Don't watch the news
• Don't read the newspaper
  • People will tell you important stuff anyway if you have job or see family
• Don't watch movies/series on television with commercials
• Be selective with TV entertainment, for example, Marvels phase 4 seems ludicrous with the amount of stuff they're producing. But a movie here or a serie there is fine.
• Use a porn blocker if you lack discipline to contain it to minutes a month
• Don't watch the tv in the gym
• Use your phone only when necessary. I am at 15 minutes a day.
  • Don't visit 9gag :).
• Don't watch cat video's, videogame reviews, let's plays etc. on Youtube.
• Not following too many vloggers showing their life.
• Questioning adds

 

[mandyjw]

It's not so much about avoiding what you don't want to take in, but paying attention to what you DO want to take in.

It's not that the news is bad, but often we feel bad when we're watching/reading the news but numb ourselves to it because it's so "real" and so "important." The same with people's perspectives or feelings in conversations or on social media. 

 Rather than trying to stop a behavior you want to stop by demonizing it and giving it more resistant thought, give more attention to how doing what you truly enjoy makes you feel. For example maybe you promote your business on Facebook and keep in touch with some people you love, but you find yourself scrolling and often feeling awful while you do but still doing it anyway. The key is consciously enjoying MORE the parts you truly enjoy rather than deleting Facebook, in my opinion. Sometimes however, taking a break from it completely to disrupt a pattern can make this easier when you come back to it. Sometimes finding a more appropriate outlet for yourself is helpful too. For example, I found my Facebook scrolling "problem" far less compelling when I started posting more on this forum, which is a much more satisfying place to have the kind of in-depth focused conversations I was really wanting. Or maybe you really want to read or even write a book, which is even more in depth and focused. This is all in the realm of really discovering what you actually want, which you will not discover if you simply block yourself off from or demonize the current outlet for it that you're not currently finding satisfying. 

Also make recreation/relaxation intentional and make space for it. Because we don't allow ourselves breaks and entertainment, we often rebel against ourselves and watch 3 hours of unsatisfying entertainment rather than letting ourselves have 20 minutes of intentional enjoyment or something we consciously chose and fully allow ourselves to enjoy. A lot of the things we really want to do we don't make time for, we just go with the flow and end up flowing into scrolling too much or habitually visiting sites that don't actually satisfy. These habits are not the true "flow state" you're wanting. Making to-do lists and want-to-do lists really helps. Try to have a mindset not of being determined to get the whole list done ASAP but instead using it as a tool. Think of your relationship to the lists like this, suggestion is sexy and attractive, demand is not so much, (unless you're into that, I guess. ?‍♂️) 

 

Edited July 18, 2021 by mandyjw

[Thought Art]

1. Take the life purpose course

2. Install apps like Fabulous App to begin reprogramming your mind to serve you

3. Begin journaling, reading high quality books, listening to audio books or mini books like HeadWay

4. Take more time just to sit and be with yourself

Find what works for you. Take more online courses instead of watching BS that is way outside your locus of control. I think the more centered and practical your information diet the better.

[Daphnedenninghoff23]

Thankyou everyone! 
I am always very grateful for the information and nuggets I get on this forum.