INFOrmation OVERLOAD | How to Consume News Mindfully

Do you find that after you watch the news you feel anxious, angry, or depressed? It's a common experience, and likely due to an unmindful way of consuming media.
There's so much information in the media about tragic news--from the conflicts in Sudan, to the war with Russia and the Ukraine, to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, to environmental distaster--and the list goes on.
How can we keep ourselves informed while not becoming overwhelmed?
In this video, we take a look at 1) What news we are consuming, 2) Time spent consuming the news, and 3) The way we consume it.
I present an approach to wisely choosing what we watch, how long we watch it for, and a mindful way of consumption.
0:00 Intro
1:51 The News - Information, Entertainment, & Propaganda
3:54 What are we consuming
4:50 How much are we consuming
5:48 The Way we Consume
6:48 Key Point
8:41 Mindful Consumption
10:46 A compassionate View
12:12 Healthy Disengagement
13:31 Conclusion
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[@DavidListenMentalHealth]

Hi Folks, Hope you've gained something from the new video. I'm having a bit more fun with a more cinematic opening, and plan to do some more storytelling in the future. I'm also learning how to be more and more concise. I wonder how much people really need to hear... so I'd appreciate feedback if you think these videos would be better shorter, longer, or which length/depth of content you prefer. Feel free to share any constructive feedback. Have a wonderful day. Consume mindfully. 🙏

[@IvyZhangMeditation]

I need to hear ! For me, 15-20 mins is bit long, around 10mins is good. Thank you David!

[@DavidListenMentalHealth]

@@IvyZhangMeditation Thanks for the feedback Ivy! Yes. Next one will be 10 or under. 😁

[@KZ-im5ji]

老師的視頻越做越好了，進步神速，真厲害！also love the new camera, at a time where everyone else try to blow flat/unclear of the details on their face, you are showing the opposite! haha. I find this encouraging - your camera reflects reality as reality, so your viewers/students see reality as reality :)

[@DavidListenMentalHealth]

謝謝鼓勵！ 我在努力把視頻裡的道理 給圖像化 讓大家看得更有趣 更容易理解和留印象 And yeah, i figured just to show my face as is. Pimples and everything 😅 Better to be a little bit closer to reality 也是顯示無常吧 痘痘的緣生緣滅 😄 New video coming out on Monday….

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Brilliant, David! What an improvement. I love the thumbnail, the intro, the b-roll. Awesome job and really useful information 👊🏼

[@DavidListenMentalHealth]

Thanks so much, Dylan. Your feedback and encouragement mean a lot. 🙏

[@LDRester]

Good information in these days of much division

[@DavidListenMentalHealth]

Thank you, Sir.