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by AnimalMuppet
2260 days ago
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I read somewhere that someone said (either about physics or CS): "There's 50 times as much going on as I can keep up with, and I only operate at 2% efficiency. So there's this factor of 2500 working against me, and every day I fall seven years further behind." And that was professionally. That wasn't trying to keep up with the news, and your friends' every social media post. So cut yourself some slack. Nobody can keep up with everything. You aren't broken, you aren't incompetent, you're just human, and humans have limited bandwidth. I think that's where the answer starts: Stop expecting that you can keep up. Stop thinking that it's reasonable that you can keep up. It's not a reasonable expectation; there's too much for that. The next step, as others have said, is limiting what you try to keep up with. See, the news outfits make more money if they get you to consume more of their stuff. So does Facebook. There are very smart people trying very hard to make you want to consume their spew, for their benefit, regardless of whether it harms you or not. You have to deliberately defend yourself. Consciously choose how much you're going to take in, and of what. And then fight to maintain that, because they're going to tempt you to make an exception... and another... and a whole bunch more... and then your limits are gone. If and when that happens, recognize that it happened, remember why you put limits on, and go back to the limits. |
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This.
But I only learned this kind of self-compassion after having my pride eroded to a nub. :3
Also, embracing the futility and meaninglessness and briefness of life helps. Reflect on your mortality, and how it might come sooner than you think. AND NOT IN A SAD WAY; more like in a humorous way, salted with the gratitude to have been (and still be) a part of everything. xD