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[2]Meat-Ax Your News Consumption

Grant me the serenity to ignore the things I cannot change.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

As someone who lives in a democracy (for now), I believe it is both good and
important to be an informed citizen. However, in Donald Trump’s first term as
America’s commander in chief, I was unnecessarily tuned in to each and every
horrid aspect of his presidency. I don’t intend to repeat that mistake when we
take this wretched ride for a second time.

During my [3]recent respite, I made a conscious effort to scale back just how
much awfulness I let into my life. I deleted a few redundant RSS feeds from my
reader and reduced the quantity of news I read, as well as the frequency with
which I read it. Just as I had previously [4]meat-axed my notifications, I’ve
now meat-axed my news consumption.

I’m fortunate that my own day-to-day life does not actually need to be so
negatively impacted by Trump’s every offense. Perhaps yours needn’t be either.
It is no doubt a fine line, but it should be possible to stay aware of what’s
happening without being consumed by the relentless malfeasance over which we
have no control.

I urge you to consider how you can do that for yourself. Your mental health is
worth it.

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