You do not need to know about everything that happens today. You do not need the latest political argument, the most recent bad news, or what everyone else is doing with their afternoon. Every study on information consumption shows the same pattern: more consumption correlates with more anxiety and less clarity. The most thoughtful people you will meet in any field tend to be selective about what they let in — not uninformed, but intentional. An information diet is not about ignoring reality. It is about deciding what information actually serves you and what is just noise designed to keep you watching. The algorithm that feeds your phone is not optimised for your clarity. It is optimised for your continued attention. You get to choose something different.