Dear Sann,

You don’t read news(papers)? Consider yourself blessed! 🙂 I am not joking, I know many people who were advised by doctors not to follow them because of so many logical reasons (it will be a long message if I start talking about each one of them). But they are all made to sound ‘sensational’, to make you bit scared, and knowing about people like Erdogan and Trump… 🙂 i don’t think it’s the best food for your brain.

I’d like to remind you about a saying

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

So we can’t all be good in everything… big deal!! And you know what I have learnt the hard way through the years ? People like to be listened more than they like to listen. I find the best way to connect with someone is to make them talk about something they love. So if you come across a ‘news junkie’, be free to put a big smile on your face and say stuff like ‘How interesting that I’have met someone so well informed about this topic, cause i always wanted to know more, but never got the time to explore. Tell me, what is the general opinion of the public of that politician… why do you think he is liked/disliked?’

Or you can just ask them about their hobbies… It always works. Do not get obsessed with the idea to know about stuff you don’t care about, especially the news… stay away from the news 🙂