I don’t need a break from the internet, but I do need a break from the guidance and advice-driven podcasts, newsletters, and…

thejaymo:

I don’t need a break from the internet, but I do need a break from the guidance and advice-driven podcasts, newsletters, and articles that crowd the finite expanse of my inbox and phone. From  Zoe Health & Nutrition’s evidence-based ways to reduce your cholesterol and Martha Beck’s direction on integrity on  The Weekend University, to Jonathan Haidt’s social-media -free instruction on  The Psychology Podcast and any episode about the benefits of nonduality on the  Rupert Spira Podcast, I’m inundated with content that is categorized – accurately - under “education,” “culture,” “society,” “science,” and “philosophy” – but could just as easily be categorized under “self-help.” As enlightening or informative as the shows are, they all leave my body in a tense. Each episode ends with what are akin to action items. And why would I need to take action if my life and mind were already in the state of “just as they should be?”

Unplugged Ears Lead to Open Eyes