On the power of deleting things:
1/ There are so many people on Twitter advising that you should “level up” and add to your “skill set” that I want to state an unpopular opinion: Many might vastly improve their lives and mental maps by deleting things.
1/ There are so many people on Twitter advising that you should “level up” and add to your “skill set” that I want to state an unpopular opinion: Many might vastly improve their lives and mental maps by deleting things.
2/ In today’s information-saturated world, a LOT of things get lodged in our minds without us really being aware that they are taking up space. I’m at the start of an in depth look at Memes as “viruses of the mind” and social networks are prime hosts.
3/ Have you ever done an inventory of things that you believe? Have you looked to see if there is any objective, empirical evidence that supports them? Few have and few do. I’m just as guilty as everyone else. There are SO many beliefs that are almost entirely without foundations
4/ I’m not going to do a list, because we’re all different and have different things occupying our minds, but, in my own case, I’ve found a ton of things that I pay attention to and retain that are a complete waste of mental energy. As I notice them, I try to delete them.
5/ for example, I no longer watch television news of any kind. I pay almost no attention to any financial forecasts. I no longer spend much time on any type of political news. Same goes for “people are doing this or that” type information.
6/ Think of all the time you will save by truly embracing the Stoic idea that if your actions can’t change something, you should probably ignore it or at least not let it affect you. There are so many ideas living rent-free in our heads, it's time to evict them.
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