The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption

By Clay A. Johnson

Categories: Computers & Technology, Self-Help

Technologist Clay Johnson argues that just as people overeat junk food, they now consume too much low-quality information. He explains how media companies profit by telling us what we want to hear, and how this leads to ignorance, polarization and wasted attention. Johnson offers a plan for a healthier information diet, including choosing sources carefully, consuming less and spending more time producing and checking facts.

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• Shane Parrish: “The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption by Clay Johnson. “Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour—so, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets.””