I wrote yesterday that we should limit our exposure to news (should I say “self-isolate”?). It’s gratifying when people smarter than I are saying the same things I’m saying. Seth Godin wrote a lovely piece entitled Calm also has a coefficient. I recommend the entire article, but here are a few snippets:

• Panic loves company. And yet calm is our practical, efficient, rational alternative.
• Twitter has been engineered to maximize panic. Calm is penalized, panic is amplified.
• When cable “news” showed up, they discovered that panic was a great way to make a profit. Not to make things better, simply to spread anger and fear.
• Curate your incoming. Stay off Twitter.
• Being up-to-date on the news is a trap and a scam. Five minutes a day is all you need. (emphasis mine)

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14.27, NIV)