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Information Overload

What's so wrong with wanting less? No, wait, I'm not going to go on another less is more mantra, that's not what it's about. I'm talking about the so-called information we receive everyday. No matter if you abstain from TV, news headlines, internet, and even if you live in a rather remote location, information is all around and we're getting worse and worse at captivating it. We just can't seem to tame this animal, can we? Well, the reason is easy. You're overloaded. You got too much on your mind. Too many problems, too many people, too many things happening at once. Even relaxing and taking it easy is seen as an activity that must comply to a routine. That's not relaxing at all, is it? I think this, in a way, comes as an obsession with productivity and activity for the sake of it. The obsession that you have to know everything and that you forgot how to filter what you really need. The created need that you need to read this article, watch a