Ryan Holiday’s classic exposé of the world of blogging, mass media, and online advertising is now publishing its 5th edition, revised and updated for today’s world of fake news.

I want to encourage readers to stop, think, and analyze instead of to simply accept.

Newspapers (whether online or printed) are not in the business of providing news, entertainment, sports, or editorial insight. That may be their product to you, but you are not their customer!

When attempting to influence politicians or members of the media, there is a skill that will not guarantee success but, without which, you are almost certainly guaranteed to fail in your efforts to persuade: the ability to write and spell.

Why are we spending our time consuming news about the lives of other people? If we were to focus on the things that are our business and not on the business of others, we would be happier and more productive.

What you see in the news and what is reality are two very different things.

Paying a little more attention to what you are consuming mentally as well as physically is the first step to getting control of not just your body, but also your mind.