I had to make this assessment in the past few years. I’ve pretty much stopped watching local news, which is just one long litany of events that I could do absolutely nothing at all about, and which only made me feel horrible. It was emotionally draining, made me grumpy to my friends and family, and I started to hate my job. The news had to go!

If it’s important enough, it will find its way to me. Of course I live with a news junkie, so this may be easier for me to do than others.