I have come to the realization that I must be addicted to information. If I am not actively involved in something like work, gaming, or watching TV, I have to be reading. It doesn’t matter what.
I could be reading an article about Paris Hilton’s latest escapades in the night life of LA. I could be reading an article about the coming processor war between AMD and Intel, and how they are competing for my hard earned cash. I could be reading a book about quantum physics and how the universe is really just a huge quantum computer.
I am not a big Mac fan, yet I read technical articles on its inner workings. Why do I do this? It doesn’t help me with my day to day job. I don’t have a Mac to tweak.
I read quantum physics books because I think it is cool to say, “I read a quantum physics book last week” (also I like the weirdness that is the submicroscopic realm).
Can the human mind process all this data into anything relevant? After all these articles are read, do I gain anything? Do I actually extract information?
I have actually caught my self feeling somewhat at a loss, when I go to my custom Google homepage and notice that I have read all the articles currently there. I am like “what do I do now?” Where do I find more stuff to read to fill this urge?
Why do I fill my brain with all this stuff? Can the brain actually fill up? Am I actually discarding things? Should I remember something that is now replaced by the latest antics of Tom Cruise? I hope I haven’t lost anything important.
I am addicted to information…
Admitting it is half the battle, right?
