I wholeheartedly agree!

I divested myself of news addiction little by little, in bits and pieces. I started with getting rid of the news in the morning, after I noticed how it impacted my attitude for the rest of the day. (I was more negative, and depressed. I often felt helpless.)

What good was it listen to a steady list of individual atrocities, that humans are committing against one another, or suffering from? The list of shootings, house fires, and various rudenesses, about which I could do nothing, only served to help me lose faith in humanity, especially when all these things matched nothing that was going on in my personal environment. Not that I didn’t care about those things, but it’s emotionally draining to be constantly inundated with outrages you can do nothing about.

After trump was elected, I got rid of watching the news on weekends. My weekends became more relaxed and peaceful, and I still managed to be informed on the issues I cared deepest about.

I have finally reached the point, if it’s really important, I’ll hear about it somehow, after which I’ll investigate further on my own. I get to decide to what issues I want my emotions spent.