Atelic Activities
This week I learned about Atelic Activities, or at least I learned the phrasing. I think we could all do with some more of this in our lives….
Currently reading: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch 📚
Consuming News with Intent
As much as I love the idea on some days, shutting myself away from the world and living in a cave is, let’s be honest, not a realistic prospect. I am a real person, with a job and a family and responsibilities, and to that end, the hermit lifestyle, as tempting as it may seem some days, is not one I can embrace any time soon. I want to stay informed, I don’t want to be overwhelmed and the question of how to best consume news and other media without my brain turning into an oversaturated, overstimulated pile of mush at the end of each day is one I frequently wrestle with.
A “NOVA” style theory of information consumption.
The NOVA classification is a method of grouping foods according to how processed they are, the extent to which they are processed and the purpose of the processing. There are 4 groups into which foods are classified. 1 Unprocessed or minimally processed foods 2 Processed culinary ingredients 3 Processed foods 4 Ultra-processed foods There is guidance in relation to these groups but the underlying broad recommendations are to make Group 1 foods the basis of your diet, use Group 2 for seasoning and cooking, limit Group 3 and avoid Group 4.
Sometimes… it’s enough to just be “Enough”.