{"id":13336,"date":"2021-11-30T08:55:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=13336"},"modified":"2022-09-05T16:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:36:47","slug":"your-surface-area-of-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/your-surface-area-of-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Your surface area of concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='et-box et-tick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><b class=\"takeaway\">Takeaway:<\/b>\u00a0Our \u201csurface area of concern\u201d\u2014the number of events we pay attention to on a regular basis\u2014has expanded alongside technology. This is not an inherently negative thing, but becomes one when it adds chronic stress, leads us to burnout, and affects our mental health.\n<b class=\"readingtime\">Estimated Reading Time:<\/b>\u00a04 minutes, 30s.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13352\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Surface-Area-of-Concern_Illustration-Series-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before radio, TV, and the internet came along, you probably subscribed to a newspaper\u00a0to learn what was happening outside the boundaries of your life.\u00a0No newspaper subscription? That was fine.\u00a0Actually, life was\u00a0probably\u00a0simpler, calmer, and\u00a0more\u00a0enjoyable.\u00a0Maybe you\u00a0woke up, hit snooze on your alarm a\u00a0couple of times, wiped the sleep\u00a0from\u00a0your eyes, said good morning to your family, made breakfast, traveled to work, came home, and enjoyed your evening\u2014all with no interrupting rectangles in sight. You could switch between tasks with greater ease and a calm mind, and\u00a0it\u2019s possible that\u00a0a certain peaceful productivity wound its way through your days. You had the energy to get stuff done. Life was obviously not without stress\u2014but there were fewer things to worry about and you paid less mind to events that didn\u2019t directly influence your life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As time marches\u00a0on, our\u00a0\u201csurface area of concern\u201d\u00a0has expanded.\u00a0This\u00a0is what I call the scope of\u00a0the\u00a0events and concerns we pay attention to on a regular basis.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over time, this\u00a0surface\u00a0area\u00a0of concern has been\u00a0influenced by technological progression. Long after the newspaper came along, radio\u00a0became\u00a0the\u00a0mainstream\u00a0way to turn the dial\u00a0and\u00a0engage our mind. After radio came broadcast television\u2014oh, sweet wonderful broadcast\u00a0television!\u2014which introduced the nightly news and paved the way\u00a0for\u00a024-hour\u00a0cable news channels.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These new mediums were entertaining\u00a0and\u00a0informative. And, crucial to this article,\u00a0they allowed us in\u00a0any moment\u00a0to\u00a0discover events happening outside our life. Most\u00a0stories\u00a0didn\u2019t directly affect us, but that didn\u2019t matter: the news let us hold the whole world in our hand and understand how we fit into the bigger picture. We also learned about the lives of other people, and what they were going through.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You already know what happens next: after the advent of radio and TV\u00a0came the internet, which expanded our surface area of concern yet again.\u00a0It\u2019s easier than ever to consume\u00a0news online, and more interestingly, it\u2019s far more immediate. We\u2019re no longer beholden to the predefined, scripted pace of radio and TV news\u2014we can skim countless stories at once\u00a0and\u00a0soak in knowledge as if there\u2019s no tomorrow. Through darting eyes and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hyperfocusbook.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">fragmented\u00a0attention<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we take in the world.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our surface area of concern has grown\u00a0with each new medium.\u00a0This is not inherently good or bad,\u00a0but\u00a0there are a few factors that make\u00a0our ballooning\u00a0area of concern a bit worrisome.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The first relates to negativity. If you consume a lot of news, you\u2019ll quickly realize, as researchers have, that\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/the-news-negativity-bias\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the news is biased to be more negative than positive<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Negative stories\u2014each which provide a corresponding\u00a0microdose\u00a0of stress\u2014rise to the surface of the news because\u00a0they grab our attention.\u00a0Negative news naturally comes across as more concerning and urgent\u2014and\u00a0that can\u00a0be anxiety-inducing. There\u2019s more to track and worry about.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13357\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Surface-Area-of-Concern_Illustration-Series-04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"4585\" height=\"3056\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Importantly, the internet expands\u00a0our surface area of concern in another key way: it\u00a0informs us of\u00a0about the lives of\u00a0the\u00a0people we know (and those we sort of know). We human beings are empathetic, social\u00a0creatures, and this bears out in how much content we consume online. We don\u2019t\u00a0need to run into old college friends at a restaurant to catch up\u2014we get updates about every promotion and job change on LinkedIn, witness their life\u00a0milestones\u00a0on Instagram, and\u00a0scan\u00a0their random thoughts on Twitter. We\u00a0not only\u00a0have the wonderful opportunity\u00a0to listen\u00a0to our\u00a0kooky\u00a0cousin talk about flat earth conspiracy theories at family reunions\u2014we\u00a0get to\u00a0see the dumb memes he shares\u00a0on Facebook. We no longer\u00a0have to wait until\u00a0a\u00a0community gathering to hear the latest pandemic update\u2014we can quickly check the\u00a0daily case count via\u00a0online monitoring sites\u00a0the moment\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0announced.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to\u00a0the\u00a0progression and proliferation\u00a0of technology, there\u2019s more to pay attention to, process, and potentially be concerned about.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our area of concern has never been bigger.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like I said, a\u00a0larger surface area of concern is not, by itself, a bad thing, especially if what you pay attention to\u00a0has a direct or indirect impact on your life.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0greater your\u00a0responsibilities, the larger your overall area of concern, and that\u2019s fine. A Fortune 500 CEO or a politician will\u00a0probably\u00a0have more to be concerned about than a retiree\u00a0relaxing at home (at least professionally). A busy parent will\u00a0likely\u00a0have a larger area of concern than a bachelor (at least\u00a0personally).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surface area of concern size aside,\u00a0remember: when we pay attention to information that doesn\u2019t directly\u00a0impact\u00a0our lives, that information still\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">affects<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">us<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, even in\u00a0a\u00a0small way. It can make us cynical and exhausted\u2014two\u00a0key\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/remember-burnout-and-cynicism-go-hand-in-hand\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">attributes of burnout<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0Or it\u00a0can add needless chronic stress\u00a0and distract us to the point of forgetting\u00a0all we have to be grateful for.\u00a0This is a serious risk right now,\u00a0when our daily level of screen time has\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/our-daily-screen-time-has-risen-to-13-hours-during-the-pandemic\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">never been higher<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Events that directly and indirectly influence our lives and those we love are important. But those that don\u2019t touch us, the people we care about, and our community at-large\u2014especially events that are outside our control\u2014are more trouble than they\u2019re worth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mind your surface area of concern. It may be worth shrinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[720,1440,2160,2880,3600,4320,5040,5760,6480,7200,7920,8640],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying attention to what\u2019s happening around you is not a bad thing\u2014but it can lead to chronic stress or burnout. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Your surface area of concern - Chris Bailey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/your-surface-area-of-concern\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Your surface area of concern - 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