Take a media fast

Do you ever get negative feedback? What about positive feedback? What about feedback that is just noise? It comes at us from everywhere, our friends, our family, the TV, the internet. We get so much information in our lives that sometimes even the sincere, the useful, the important things that mean the most to us just become noise. It ameliorates passion, love, and even self worth.

Does a strikingly beautiful woman cause you to appreciate your own unique beauty less? Does the latest news report about massive death tolls humble the memory of a lost loved one? Does a world full of buzzing make your own life seem less important?

So take a break. Maybe you will see some sort of difference.

Spend today avoiding stimulation. Avoid your daily newspaper, magazines, fiction, and chatter. Attack your responsibilities with focus, purpose, and drive. Maybe without all that noise, you can hear yourself better.