For everyone who follows the news.
Struck by Lightning by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal.
According to reviewer David Messer, the book will help us “stop worrying about plane crashes, crime rates, opinion polls, disease and maybe even spam.”
The sad fact is that the media tends to feed a state of constant, low-grade anxiety. And when we’re in a state of constant, low-grade anxiety, we are less likely to get a clear read on actual threats when we encounter them.
Fear is supposed to be a gift, as per Gavin De Becker. We need to use that gift wisely, not squander it on abstractions.
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