Re:The “Do Something About It” Club
by squirrel6 on Saturday September 16, 2023 @03:46PM
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I am always torn between reading and not reading. I think reading energizes me regardless of whether I can effect change on the topic. Simply having awareness can be beneficial on some level. But I do see your point about prioritization and opportunity cost. It’s hard to balance.
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Re:The “Do Something About It” Club
by goddessoflists on Saturday September 16, 2023 @11:48PM
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> I am always torn between reading and not reading. I think reading energizes me regardless of whether I can effect change on the topic.
If it energises you/brings you joy, then why question it?
> Simply having awareness can be beneficial on some level.
It is, but what I realised at one point that there are just too many things to fix and you can spend your entire life becoming aware about them. I think it's better to choose a few or even one problem and go deep or actually do something. But, as I wrote in the post, that's something that works well for me. YMVV.
Edit: John Green explains this well in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bew3EMicf8g