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Stop reading the news, a manifesto for a happier, calmer and wiser life, Rolf Dobelli ; translation, Caroline Waight

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Stop reading the news, a manifesto for a happier, calmer and wiser life, Rolf Dobelli ; translation, Caroline Waight

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stop reading the news

Responsibility statement

Rolf Dobelli ; translation, Caroline Waight

Sub title

a manifesto for a happier, calmer and wiser life

Summary

News is to the mind what sugar is to the body. In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practises what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. Stop reading the news is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information - news. He shows the damage it does to our concentration and well-being, and how a misplaced sense of duty can misdirect our behaviour. Rolf Dobelli offers the reader guidance about how to live without news, and the many potential gains to be had: less disruption, more time, less anxiety, more insights. In a world of increasing disruption and division, Stop reading the news is a welcome voice of calm and wisdom

Target audience

adult

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