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Escape the noise

The reason I decided to start this newsletter was that I’ve become weary from the relentless barrage of the daily news cycle. I’ve found this barrage taxing for two reasons. The first is that the sheer amount of information blasted at me from my devices has led me to feel overloaded and spread thin. I’m not alone. According to a recent Gallup poll, 58% of Americans said the increase in news sources makes it harder to stay informed.

The second reason for my weariness is perpetual dismay at the type of content I am consuming. The advertising model of online news is a competition for eyeballs. The incentive is to get us to click on the headline instead of making us more informed citizens or happier people. This means news organizations all tend to be chasing the same stories and doing so in a race to the bottom for our attention. This favors outrage over nuance, clickbait over depth and confirmation bias over differing perspectives.

I’m not for one moment suggesting that Curio will be an antidote to these pressing societal problems. But what I do hope is that it will provide you with the briefest of breaks from all that noise. The idea is that in each edition I’ll serve up a person, idea and thing (e.g. song, podcast episode) that I think are worth sharing. It will touch art, music, film, literature, history, travel, philosophy, technology, meditation and sport. I’ll only be including content that I believe is meaningful and interesting, as well as time agnostic. It won’t be in response to the day’s breaking news or what’s trending on Twitter. And if I’m able to spark your curiosity about the person, idea or thing, then that would be a bonus. However, if you’re not finding it valuable, then the great thing about an email newsletter is that you can simply unsubscribe. You have the power to turn off the volume.

I hope you enjoy it!