To stay informed without succumbing to anxiety, leaders must maintain a balanced media diet. This includes limiting news intake by designating specific times for focused reading, ideally around 15 minutes. It’s essential to avoid distractions during this period and utilize timers to manage consumption. The tendency to consume more media during stressful news periods can create an illusion of understanding while actually increasing fear. Diversifying news sources can prevent the alarmist tendencies common in media reporting, which often focuses on calamities to capture attention.
To ensure you stay informed, pick a time to focus on the news without distractions and decide how much time you can devote to it. A concentrated 15-minute block is often sufficient.
You can easily over consume media when news is stressful. Reading more gives the illusion of knowledge, but it can ultimately keep you feeling fearful and anxious.
Think of your information consumption as a diet. Just like nutrition, you need a balanced media diet to stay informed without overindulging.
Setting a timer can help limit your media consumption. When it goes off, finish the current story and move on to maintain your intended news intake.
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