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The Cost of Knowing: How Staying Informed is Killing Our Mental Health
Growing up, I was taught that knowledge was power.
I used to agree.
Now, I'm beginning to believe differently.
Now, I think it's a pain in the ass.
Right now, knowing is actually the problem.
I woke up this morning, hopped online, and in a few seconds became nauseous as I felt a fresh wave of disastrous updates pummel my nervous system: nightmare Cabinet picks, coming Constitutional crises, possible imminent financial collapses.
I noticed my blood pressure rising and I felt the adrenaline welling up in me as my mind began to receive and organize and process all the bad news.
I’m guessing you…
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