Insomnia played havoc with my Old Man Circadian Rhythms. Attempting to reset, I planned to stay awake until late night and exit “Vampire Hours”. Spelunking new setup menus on my rarely used Samsung TV, after its the latest auto firmware update, to scan for Air broadcast channels via antenna, I was stunned by the unrelenting cascade of Politcal Ads! I rarely use my TV, mostly for DVD Movies or PBS. I had no idea! And then an article I’d read about Ohio voters being exhausted by political ads clicked.
There is great physical & mental health benefit to “Noise Avoidance”. Which explains my long ago departure from Social Media and Mobile Apps (except for one that starts Washers & Dryers at my Apt. complex).
Disclaimer: I spend a lot of time on a Chromebook with 15″ screen & full Keyboard, reading my local newspaper, New York Times, AP, Reuters and BBC. I spend a lot of time on my Desktop PC with its Calibrated Monitor, Digitizer and homemade NAS, curating and editing a dozen years of photographs. And writing a couple of books. And reading a pile of TBR’s (To Be Read Books). More time is spent on monthly budget tracking, meal planning, shopping, cooking and afternoon libations! The days are just packed! And Noise Free, “Far from the Ignoble Strife of the Madding Crowd” ( Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard By Thomas Gray).
