What’s something most people don’t understand?
—Questioner
Hello, dear Questioner, it has been a minute since you did that thing where you ask a question that I had just been pondering. So, here it is…
Published in the New Yorker, 10.Sept.19
I get that ‘you’ don’t like politics. I understand that it’s difficult to watch the news & that it can very well be damaging to your mental health. I hear you when you say, “Oh, I just stay out of that.” However, there is so very much happening in our cities, states, our country, and our world; this moment in history is singularly excessive & destructive with the advent of social media & the speed at which misinformation is spread.
It is more important than any other time in your history to stay informed, prepare for what happens next, and to understand that you cannot keep your head in the sand.
Now, to be clear, I do not think that you must watch a 24-hour news cycle – that is not what I am suggesting. You do not need to listen to every podcast, read a multitude of articles, and end your evenings with legacy media (please don’t). However, listening to a 30-60m podcast as you get ready for work in the morning, or on your commute, during your lunch, etc., is not asking much. I wish it would not take even that much time, but there’s so very much news happening right now that even a quick pod like The Daily Beans often hits 50m covering the news cycle.
Where you get your news is just as important. I suggest looking into news stories with ground.news where you can see what the right & left publications are saying about the same story. It’s a great way to understand the spin that both sides engage in. Understand where your favourite podcaster is getting their news (they tell you, right?) – it may open your eyes to manipulation of facts.
Okay, well, if you made it here – thanks! Leave me a comment or a ❤️ … I look forward to your thoughts.
🗣️Talk Soon,
Cecelia ✌🏻🌊💙
sustain.able.future 
Delicately balanced..tip toeing around politicial franzy. Dee Tezelli, author of 24+eBooks/Paperbacks on Amazon Kindlel.com
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