Of course it’s not an explicit expectation, but the news cycle is dominated by a mix of 24/7 news and daily summaries. It’s rare that I see weekly, bi-weekly, monthly summaries. I’m thinking, is there really that much that can happen in a day and that warrants our attention? Most news are clickbait focused on the negative, making us feel depressed and feeds our negative emotions. I wouldn’t be surprised if the news actively contributes to the mental health crisis.
At the same time I think it can be of importance to have some understanding on what’s going on in one’s local area, one’s country and in the world. For me I think a weekly summary would be good balance, but those are weirdly hard to find. What are your thoughts?
No, just ignore the news. Maybe skim though the headlines if you are really curious.
Only thing you have to worry about is if the headline say stuff like:
“Hurricane/Tsunami (or other disasters) is imminent”
“Our country is being invaded”
“Martial law has been invoked”
Stuff like “Leader says stupid thing” is not worth your attention, don’t bother reading such articles.