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Want to stay sane? Try switching off your news alerts

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Want to stay sane? Try switching off your news alerts

Want to stay sane? Try switching off your news alerts

Source: The Guardian

Published: Feb, 23 2025 08:00

As much as we need to stay informed, that relentless ping of potential horrors can’t be good for us. How are you not going mad?” is a thing I’ve heard recently. “How are you not talking about this all the time, how are you merrily, some say stupidly, going about your business as if the world did not feel like a coin in an arcade 2p machine, being pushed slowly but definitely off the edge and tasting of blood?” My answer: I’ve turned off breaking news alerts. More than that, I’ve dramatically limited the news I read. How am I not going mad? This is how I’m not going mad.

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