We live in an age where information abounds, but paradoxically, that very thing becomes a problem. You want to eat healthy, drink water the "right" way, cook with the best oil possible, and suddenly you realize that every daily decision starts to feel like an impossible exam.
If you look for information about nutrition, you find contradictory opinions: some say olive oil is the best, others that it's a disaster when heated; some defend vegetable oils as a "healthy" option, while others call them pure poison; and there are those who say that the most natural and ancient option is to use pork fat.
The same goes for water: should you drink exactly two liters a day? Should you listen only to your thirst? Drink salted water, lemon water? Filter it, boil it, buy bottled water?
If you're going to filter it, then you have the filter problem, so every "expert" seems to have their own formula.
The result is that, instead of feeling like you're taking care of your health, you end up with a squeezed brain. Too much information ends up becoming pseudo-information, because nowadays anyone can open a YouTube channel or an Instagram account, apply good SEO or marketing, and suddenly become the guiding voice for thousands of people.
And you understand that behind it all is also bias: some blindly rely on official science and institutions, others question everything and go to the opposite extreme. In the end, the feeling is that, even if you want to do the right thing, you're never sure what "the right thing" really is.
This mix of wanting to live well and not having a clear direction can generate frustration and even guilt. As if every meal, every glass of water, or every health decision carries a disproportionate weight.
I'm really frustrated lately.
Does anyone else experience this feeling?
What strategies do you use to filter so much information and avoid analysis paralysis?