Media I trust....

It is so easy these days to think there is nothing you can believe. One source says one thing and another says the opposite. It makes me want to crawl into bed and cover my head. I cannot do that, so I have another strategy.

Instead of getting worked up over everything on social media, I rely only on known sources. When I read something that horrifies me, I take a quick peak at the source. I'm not talking about who posted it, rather I am looking for the media source of the post. If that source is unknown to me, I read no more. If it is a known source, I will read the post. If I am still skeptical, I run a fact check.

This simple strategy has reduced my exhaustion with false news, unfounded stories, old news put into new contexts, and alternative facts. I am back to sleeping my eight hours and waking up refreshed.
Sent March 3, 2017