Without balance, we lose the facility to analyze what we take in and develop our own opinions. Or…
Pause
Ponder
Question
Get perspective
React
Create
And get out of your head and into another’s
That’s empathy. From an empathetic place, not the feedback section on, say, Daily Kos, we tap into Humanity.
So consider this: for a few minutes every day, pick up a [newspaper, magazine, book]. If you don’t have one, and many don’t now thanks to Chrome or Kindle, get one. Surely, you have a favorite topic about which you want to know more.
Gardening. Cooking. A certain political or historical event. A place that, for some reason, resonates with you. Find PHYSICAL materials about said topic at the library or bookstore.
‘Fiber’ in hand, READ, and as you do:
Imagine yourself in that situation
Ask questions to yourself
Jot down the questions so you can research later
Draw up a plan
Make notes
THEN go back to the surfing. Plenty out there in the Inter-webs but as we become so device heavy, we risk being consumed by the same tools we enlist to assist, and it becomes increasingly more difficult to keep out heads from ringing with all the media.
Get a little fiber in your diet, each and every day. Newspapers, magazines, books. Physical materials. Let’s get physical. lol It will keep your mind fresh, balanced (regular, if you will… lol) in a world full of TECHNOLOGY.