I'm an information junkie & I'm desperate

But I do have one big weakness in this regard, and it’s a doozy. I crave fresh information and insights on a near constant basis. One day, I might want to read the New York Time’s take on how tariffs will impact food prices. The next, I’m yearning for expert advice on how to make emu oil soap.

I crave the high that comes from learning something new, particularly if it changes my world view. Nothing hops me up like creating a new synaptic connection. It’s a straight-up dopamine hit to my brain.

I admit it. I’m an information junkie.

Sometimes it feels like I’ll read the entire internet to find that one perfect article. But that’s not entirely true. I’m not surfing free trad wife blogs or influencer Facebook posts. I’m a high-class junkie who only wants her fix from upscale news outlets. I want artisan content.

That means I’m generally paying for at least 5 subscriptions at a time, and I’m eyeing at least 5 more. I’ve tried to stem the bleeding from my wallet by paying for just one news aggregation service like Apple News or Ground News, but their selections were paltry. I’ve tried limiting myself to free news outlets like NPR and BBC, but that was like going on a grapefruit and celery diet. I’ve tried checking out e-versions of magazines from my local library, but I could barely read them in the app.

I think you get the idea. Nothing is ever enough.

The plain truth is, I’ll never be able to afford subscriptions to all the publications I find interesting. I suppose I could try to illegally download the individual articles, but that’s not my style. I believe that good writers deserve to get paid.