I subscribe to a few daily email news briefings. This past week, five days passed where I didn’t read any of those briefings; other things took priority.

Yes, I like to be informed. Yes, current affairs are important.

But did I miss anything? No, not really. Nothing of consequence, at least. The most important news got to me through other channels.

The lesson I learned here is not to ignore the news, but rather to recognize that there’s a lot of turbulence on the surface. That the day-to-day happenings are so constant and endless that if we’re not careful, we’ll get stuck there on the surface, forever thrashing about.

If you take a deep dive into something important, good for you. The stuff happening on the surface will still be there when you return, and you won’t miss a whole lot while you’re down below.