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I did 3 things that had a distinct positive impact on my life:

1. Tune out most news

2. Disable most notifications and zero on phone.

3. Stop consuming content daily and only focus on one or two things I really care about. Occasionally I’ll peek but very limited.

It’s amazing how much better I felt when my mind was not as busy. nostr:note1dxdsv2f0cffufefwg3de3ean4rzy20frh9cgh4shg2hmj37dw4zs2gvjyd
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Jer 2y ago

I ditched the news in 2015. That is to say I cancelled my subscriptions and stopped “turning on the news”. It’s been incredible.

It’s impossible not to hear/see things in the periphery but I can explore the subject matter further, only if I’m truly interested in it.

It wasn’t a grand rebellious statement. I didn’t want to be my gran, whose TV runs news every waking hour. I love her dearly, but she lives in a world where, after my grandfather died, she no longer thinks for herself or forms her own opinions. Every conversation literally starts with “you know, I don’t watch the news but…….(insert DREAD-du-jour)”.

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HoloKat 2y ago

I just didn’t like that all the news was negative despite seemingly so many great people doing great things. Eventually realized most of it is irrelevant to me. I don’t need to know what’s happening on the other side of the planet all the time. If it’s truly important, enough people close to me will talk about it and I’ll hear it from them. If I care, I’ll look.

It was the biggest positive impact on my overall outlook on life.