04-17-2024, 09:51 AM
I've done several things to hopefully improve my state of mind, which I'll try to share in upcoming posts. But for now.... here's one.
A couple of months ago I went through youtube and started clicking "don't recommend channel' and "not interested" on anything the algorithm showed me that looked remotely political in nature. Politics has been making me especially anxious for several years now, and I'm working hard to limit my exposure to it. I've since gone one step further and figured out how to deactivate google chrome on my phone altogether, so as to resist the habit of endlessly scrolling news feeds. I'm attempting to go back to the way things used to be by trying to limit my daily news exposure to a few minutes on TV each day, and the local newspaper a few times each week.
Sometimes its difficult to believe.... but apparently the world will keep on turning regardless of how informed I am. Furthermore, my own knowledge of current events and 1 measly little vote during election season can't do anything to change it.
Hopefully all of this benefits me in the long run.
A couple of months ago I went through youtube and started clicking "don't recommend channel' and "not interested" on anything the algorithm showed me that looked remotely political in nature. Politics has been making me especially anxious for several years now, and I'm working hard to limit my exposure to it. I've since gone one step further and figured out how to deactivate google chrome on my phone altogether, so as to resist the habit of endlessly scrolling news feeds. I'm attempting to go back to the way things used to be by trying to limit my daily news exposure to a few minutes on TV each day, and the local newspaper a few times each week.
Sometimes its difficult to believe.... but apparently the world will keep on turning regardless of how informed I am. Furthermore, my own knowledge of current events and 1 measly little vote during election season can't do anything to change it.
Hopefully all of this benefits me in the long run.