Sea of Persuasion

I am probably immersed in a sea of persuasion a little more than some.  I work for a smaller home improvement company and we do tons of marketing and advertising.  I not only am one trying to be persuaded by others, but am also involved in the process of persuading.  A hefty majority of our day is spent with other people trying to persuade us about something.  When we turn on the radio there are advertisements, when we watch TV there are commercials, as we drive down the road there are billboards. All of these are  promoted by companies trying to convince us to pursue them and buy from them in their industry rather than their competitors. At home there are children trying to persuade us to spend our attention with them rather than their siblings or with housework. If we become aware of the fact that people and businesses are trying to persuade us, we will be less susceptible to the messages.  Rather than going with what appears to be the flow we will actually stop and think for ourselves what the best choice will be instead of going with the easiest choice due to the information being more readily available.