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How To Stay Sane In A World Gone Mad
In the age of information overload, it may seem impossible to fully absorb and process everything that’s happening around us. But mindfulness and deliberate focus can be your savior.
We are bombarded with a 24 hour news cycle whether or not we even turn on the television. Social media feeds update faster than we can read them. Social issues are percolating all around us, many of which seem to be reaching a boiling point simultaneously. We find ourselves saddened and outraged and driven to action but confused about where to direct that action.
How can we even begin to make sense of it all?
I’ll say something that you probably already know: This is not a new condition of the human experience. Every generation before us has had their trials and tribulations. Some more intense, some less.
This, though. This is one hell of a time to be alive.
2020 has quickly become a pivotal and transformative time in human history. Entire countries locked down from a global pandemic. The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd all happened before we could even process the previous one. Riots. Protests. Cities burning.
