It just doesn't matter

 It just doesn’t matter


As humans, we tend to get wrapped up in a lot of business that isn’t our own. We are stimulated by the bad news that is transmitted through media outlets day after day. We buy into what others tell us rather than what we think for ourselves. What we need to realize is that it just doesn’t matter.


Why do we continue to concern ourselves with things we cannot change? Caring when you shouldn’t just creates unneeded stress in our worlds. Years of added stress will steal that time in the moment, as well as steal time off the end of your life. Focus on what you can control.


To combat the information overload that the world has the ability to give us, I focus on simply using media for education, not for consumption. I attempt to separate myself from any news outlet because I can feel negativity stirring in me as soon as I see anything.

We are fed bad news because it gets our attention. Tragedy, fear, and dismay all attract the human brain. It is interesting for us. But with this interest, comes stress. Worry about your own life, not the falsity of the lives in the media.


Focus on what you can control. Live the life you can live. Cut out the shit that just doesn’t matter.


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