Do we really have time for all the nonsense we hear and read?
In our chapter reading this week, the author of the text thinks that there are some things not worth bothering about. He implies that we waste precious time getting caught up in discussions that simply do not matter. To make his case he invites us to view the DumbFacts.com
(Links to an external site.)
website to decide for yourself.
Let’s take up his challenge and have a look. Once there, list 5 worthless facts that you notice. You can choose from any of the topics listed on the right-hand side. Now contemplate the idea that in the US there are countless numbers of people who are distracted by and worrying over ideas posted on social media that have no redeeming value. Can you relate these worthless facts to things you have heard in the past few days? Are some of them equally worthless? Could our time be better spent thinking about or doing something else?