Information Diet
Table of Contents
Choose feeds on purpose because algorithm defaults are not neutral.
Key Concept
- Choose what you consume on purpose - feeds are not neutral.
- Curate inputs like food - binge headlines and your judgment gets as sloppy as your sleep. Digital Minimalism cuts tools; diet cuts feeds.
Level 1 - Recognize
An information diet is choosing what news, podcasts, and feeds you take in on purpose - not swallowing whatever the algorithm serves.
Level 2 - Explain
Feeds are not neutral background noise - what you scroll shapes how you think, like junk food left on the counter every day.
Level 3 - Use
Drop two commute podcasts that only make you angry at strangers - curate inputs like food, not binge headlines before breakfast.
Level 4 - Connect
Passive scrolling trains attention and mood; curated intake shapes what feels normal by Friday - input becomes your inner weather whether you notice or not.
Level 5 - Create
Design an information diet with named sources, fixed intake windows, and a rule for cutting feeds that leave attention or mood worse.
Examples
- Glad dropping two commute podcasts that only made me angry at strangers cleared the feed - information diet is curating inputs, not swallowing whatever the algorithm serves.
- I unfollowed three outrage sports accounts and pre-game was not ruined before warm-up.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Digital Serendipity | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Digital Minimalism | Cut feeds after you cut the apps that serve them |
| extends | Renewed Mind | Diet curates feeds; renewal feeds Scripture that reshapes judgment |
| extends | Signal vs Noise | Diet is picking signal and starving noise |
