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Information Poisoning: Knowing Is Killing Our Mental Health, But It Doesn't Have To
Growing up, I was taught that knowledge was power.Lately, I’m beginning to believe differently.On many days, I think it’s hazardous.Right now, knowing is actually part of the problem.
We’re all suffering from information poisoning.
The more we know about what’s really happening in this country: the depths of our fractures, the audacity of our leaders, and the failing of our systems the greater our sense of despair can become.
Our noble efforts to stay informed are locking us into an emotional state of fight, flight, or freeze that isn’t helpful or sustainable; our sober situational awareness…
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