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The Internet wants to keep you ‘doom-scrolling’ — here’s how to break free

9 mins | Aug 7, 2020

Our brains have been trained to focus on survival salience. But, if you're feeling guilty about 'binging' negative news, or drained by how much our dependency on the internet amplifies them, here is some encouraging news: there are ways out of these seemingly endless loops — it's all about training your consumption. Sunny Fitzgerald explains how.

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From The Washington Post

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