[sseagull]

> Which world events do you consider important and directly relevant to yourself?

I find this kind of view depressingly common. Knowing about world events breaks us out of our various bubbles and makes us aware of what is going on with our fellow human beings. It is short-sighted to only focus on things relevant to you at this moment.

And irrelevant to what? Your career? Social standing? If so, then throw away movies, all fiction books, etc. those don’t result in anything really actionable either.

(This isn’t an argument for up-to-the minute news, though. I sort of agree there.)

[phgn]

For me it often is up-to-the minute news vs no news. I think the format kind of encourages reporting on everything, not on what's important. The best heuristic I found to decrease wasted time and being more happy is to not read any news and accept that I'll miss something.

I am interested in longer form issues like inequality, economic development, important regulation etc, but don't really consider them news. Reading information on those can also wait a few week or months, and then longer essays or books will have a better analysis.

The bubble-breaking effect of staying informed is valuable, but I don't know how to weigh it properly against spending time well every day. Personally, I found singular focus to be the most satisfying and am not ashamed of that.