There is a specific way of watching certain things, such as the Vice President and Presidental Debates.
First, it’s important to watch the debates in their entirety and to avoid highlight reels. Highlight reels are dependent on the source that creates these reels.
Think of all the old YouTube highlight videos made about Lebron, from his biggest fans and haters. There is a clear agenda to portray Lebron in a certain light by each creator.
It’s no different when it comes to politics or any other world event.
Watching A Presidential debate.
Avoid being on social media at all costs before watching the full length of the debate. You may not realize it but other people’s opinions online of what they saw will influence you one way or the other.
Avoid social media.
Let yourself come up with your own opinions from what you see. Take time to digest what each person is saying and understand what you think is important.
Do This With Other High Level Interviews
I used this same strategy when Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin. I formed my own opinions of how I thought the interview went, then went online to see any challenging perspectives of my own.
Conclusion
It’s concerning to hear people in real life look for a highlight reel of events like these.
Choose to see something for yourself first before getting influenced by all the outside noise. If you let the noise in then you will already feel a specific type of way from the start.
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