I Enjoyed Having My Head In The Sand

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Thursday June 20, 2013 · 10:47 AM PDT

2013/06/20 · 10:47

March 11, 2013. This was the date that I decided I would begin my little experiment. I would avoid any and all influence from the outside world. I would not visit any website dealing with current events, read any headline at the news paper stand, watch any cable or local news channel, and most painfully, not listen to NPR in the morning drive into work. If my co-workers were talking about an event, I would put in my headphones and listen to music. I have made every effort to shield my life from the outside world. In the past three months, with the exception of two days during which I was forced to watch the local news for fear of a tornado in my area, I have consumed absolutely zero media. Even during these times I would mute the channel during world and local news.

My goal was to see what it is like to live with your head in the sand. A large portion of the United States can not even tell you who the current or last vice president was, let alone anything that is going on in the world. This type of ignorant bliss was something I often longed for. To not know the tragedies of the world, to be shielded from everything, and to live within my own world view and personal bubble.

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How Many Events Did You Remember?

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How Many Events Did You Remember?

All of Them

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The Big Ones Stood Out

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I enjoyed this walk on memory lane, enjoy the sand in your eyes, see you next time!

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