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6 Ways to Stay Informed — Without Losing Your Sanity
Because keeping up with the world shouldn’t cost you your peace.
Confession time: I stopped reading the news five years ago.
I know — crazy, right?
Back in 2020, my mornings started the same way: wake up, grab my phone, check COVID stats. Sweden. Germany. The world. Case numbers, death tolls, new restrictions — I knew it all before even getting out of bed.
It felt like control.
But in reality, it was an addiction.
The more I read, the worse I felt. Tight chest. Racing thoughts. A constant sense of doom.
The world was on fire, and I was fueling the panic in my own mind.
So, I stopped reading the news. Completely.
Looking back, it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my mental peace and happiness.
But I didn’t check out completely. I still stay informed — just in a way that doesn’t leave me anxious and paralyzed.
If you’ve ever wondered why the news hooks us, how it rewires our brains, and — most importantly — how to stay updated without losing your sanity and calm, keep reading.
