Information hygiene: manage your exposure

It is not just about social networks and their inflammatory engagement pyramids. Most of the media we consume, and the people we interact with are inadvertently (or openly) pushing our buttons. The ones Emotional Hygiene is bound to protect (or better remove).

Information diet

Even if you think your practice is stable: manage your sources. Be selective. Reduce your exposure to destructive, polarizing content and increase the share of the constructive one.

Your skill of discerning between constructive and destructive exposure will improve when you start monitoring your reactions and removing vulnerabilities.

Extra caution during contacts

Put your introspection guard on alert — protect your vulnerabilities. Clickbait, and aggressive content may trigger unhealthy reactions. If unnoticed, they will permeate your mind, increase biases, and provoke destructive reactions.

If you register a mood change, emotional background, etc. — it is best to learn from the experience and reframe the causes.

Your protection from lies, manipulations, fake news

Emotional Hygiene and regular triggers removal is your shield against fake news, lies, and manipulations. A balanced mind with no buttons to push ensures critical reasoning and reduces cognitive biases.