The COVID-19 Diary: Monday 20 July

I took a nap this afternoon between work and dinner. I could probably go to be now and fall asleep right away, but then I’d be awake at 4 am. I’m yawning as I write this.

Last week Audible released an audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. I think I’ll listen to some of that while I water the azaleas in the front yard.

Stay healthy and safe.

Doom Scrolling

Being informed is a virtue. It helps us make better decisions and encourages us to take action.

Getting hooked on an endless scroll of media inputs is not the same as being informed. There’s long been a business model of urgent news (“man bites dog!”), but now it’s been leveraged, amplified and optimized to suck people in for hours at a time. And division is much easier to sell than progress.

If it’s not helping you take action to make things better, what’s it for?
Seth Godin