Why the right kind of ignorance can be a good thing

Strategic ignorance is not about being closed-minded. It’s about knowing what you want and knowing you can be swayed, says Benjamin Hardy.

Strategic ignorance is not about being closed-minded. It’s about knowing what you want and knowing that, as a person, you can be easily swayed or derailed. Rather than putting yourself in stupid situations and being forced to rely on willpower, you simply avoid stupid situations. You even avoid amazing situations that you know are ultimately a distraction. You create boundaries. You live your priorities and values and dreams.

Peter Diamandis, one of the world’s foremost experts on entrepreneurship and the future of innovation, has said, “I’ve stopped watching TV news. They couldn’t pay me enough money.”...