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News fast

This post was written by DoctorJay on December 9, 2009
Posted Under: fasting, self esteem, will power

I recently started a series on fasts. I wrote that fasting means avoiding a certain substance or activity for some predetermined length of time (I typically suggest twenty four hours but you can have it longer or shorter). I also mentioned that any fast which appears difficult for you is the one which will do you the most good.

This is one that I need a lot. I used to be a political and news junkie. Of course the quality of the news on the twenty four hour cable news stations is so atrociously low in the USA (one notices this when going other countries) that it is easier not to care about the scandal de jour which goes by the name of news.

But, I get most of my news from international sites like the BBC. So in this news fast you avoid any news for twenty four hours from any and every source.

It does mean a little care especially when online. My home page is my yahoo. Which is full of news from different sites. Given that I may end up noticing the news inadvertently – my rule for myself is that if I see or hear the news accidentally I just start the twenty four hours again, until I go a full twenty four hours without any news.

Note: It is important for you to set the rules of any fast you decide to do yourself. That way you can be challenged and yet have a good chance of success and improve your self esteem. Of course every fast will test your will power and make it stronger.