News Habits

When I go onto nytimes.com, I have to fight the urge to go directly to the sports or used car section. I think since those two things are very important to me, I always want to know what's going on. But then I realize my real objective of actually going on the site so I backtrack and think about what I really want to be looking for. When looking for articles to read, I generally to try and find ones that would relate to me personally or big topics that would seem important to know in case someone started talking about it. One thing I have been keeping up with lately is the presidential race. This is important to me because now that I am able to vote I want to be informed in order to make a smart decision. It is also important because I have always felt that being able to have a smart, back and forth debate with someone about politics is an important skill to have. I find that when I'm looking for any article on nytimes.com, I become interested in the ones about are about influential current events, or one's in general that I think would spark a good discussion. This strategy generally lands me on a pretty solid foundation of information about the current world, however I've found that neglecting the smaller articles can deprive me of really controversial or neat stories. From reading the New York Times I've felt a little more informed about the world, and it's given me more confidence in talking about current events with my friends and family. The style of writing that is associated with articles has also rubbed off on me a little bit, and I've found myself wording things in such a way that it's comparable to an article that I read that day. I think reading about the news is a great habit to upkeep, and I will definitely be following up on the news every day from now on.