Are you more likely to sit outside to get your skin golden brown, or apply sunscreen every day? Has that changed over time?
Share why if you wish.
Month: June 2025
How Are You Ambitious?
Some people want to climb the social ladder; some want to finish first in their fantasy football league. How are you ambitious?
Share why if you wish.
What Should We Be Paying Attention To?
Sometimes it seems like there is too much news for our limited attention span. When that happens, which stories should we focus on?
On the international stage, there are many ongoing stories that would seem to deserve our attention. There are two significant wars that threaten to turn into world engulfing conflicts, in Asia and in the Middle East.
In addition, there is the ongoing climate crisis. As global temperatures continue to rise, weather events grow stronger and more frequent. More people are displaced from their homes than in any other time in human history.
Domestically in the United States, there are also too many stories to try to follow. Which is more important, ignoring due process or blatant political corruption? Announced tariffs threatening a global trade war or unmarked police forces kidnapping people? Threats to judges and law firms or people around the world going hungry or getting sick because of cancelled contracts and staffing shortages? People suffering from natural disasters being ignored or a significant uptick in airplane accidents threatening flying safety?
The current administration is employing a tactic called “flooding the zone.” This means pursuing multiple actions in a short period of time, so that media, courts, and the public attention span all have trouble keeping up. It is a deliberate strategy designed to sow confusion and apathy.
So what to do? When there are multiple balls being thrown at the same time, how do we decide which one to swing at? What should we be paying attention to?
Related questions: What deserves your attention? Should we pay attention to the news? How do you set priorities? What unimportant things do you focus on too much?