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Less News, More Life
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Less News, More Life
Imagine someone telling you News is to the mind what sugar is to the body. . It sounds exaggerated at first. But that's exactly the argument made by the Swiss writer Rolf Dobelli.
Sugar isn't necessarily bad. It's sweet. It's stimulating. It gives us an immediate reward.
And that's exactly why it's hard to stop consuming it.
Dobelli argues that news often works in a similar way. A breaking story. A scandal. A crisis.
Another notification. Each one gives our minds a small hit of novelty and urgency. And we keep coming back for more.
Imagine someone telling you News is to the mind what sugar is to the body. . It sounds exaggerated at first. But that's exactly the argument made by the Swiss writer Rolf Dobelli.
Sugar isn't necessarily bad. It's sweet. It's stimulating. It gives us an immediate reward.
And that's exactly why it's hard to stop consuming it.
Dobelli argues that news often works in a similar way. A breaking story. A scandal. A crisis.
Another notification. Each one gives our minds a small hit of novelty and urgency. And we keep coming back for more.
Today, I'd like to share four reasons why Rolf Dobelli believes we should consume much less news.
And ultimately, these ideas are not just about news.They're about our attention—and how we choose to spend our lives.
First, most news is irrelevant.
Think about the headlines you read two weeks ago.
How many do you remember?
How many changed your decisions?
Probably very few.
News often gives us the feeling of being informed without actually making us wiser.
Second, news exaggerates danger.
The news naturally focuses on:
- disasters
- conflicts
- crises
- scandals
After enough exposure, the world can begin to look like a series of emergencies.
You start carrying emotional burdens about situations you cannot influence.
Sometimes, being highly informed simply means being highly worried.
Third, news fragments our attention.
A headline. A notification. An update. Another alert. Our minds keep switching. And over time, deep attention becomes harder. Reading a book feels slower. Silence feels uncomfortable. The mind becomes accustomed to fragments.
Fourth, news gives us breadth instead of depth.We know a little about everything. But understand very little deeply.
We know today's headlines from around the world, yet perhaps we haven't had enough uninterrupted attention to:
- read a great book,
- learn a skill,
- reflect on our lives,
- or have a meaningful conversation.
And perhaps this is the most important point:
Every headline costs something.
Every notification costs something.
Because attention is limited.
And every minute spent consuming one thing is also a minute not spent on something else:
a walk,
a conversation,
silence,
reflection,
your own thoughts.
So this weekend, let’s try a small experiment. Consume a little less news and notice what returns.
Perhaps more calm. More focus. More presence.
Perhaps you'll discover that your mind has been hungry not for more information—
but for more space.
Perhaps wisdom is protecting enough attention to deeply experience a few things that truly matter.
Thank you for being here today.
See you tomorrow.