The brain was not built for this much bad news before lunch (sciencedaily.com)
Among US adults, 17% show severe Problematic News Consumption — and 61% of them report feeling unwell, versus 6% of everyone else. Globally, 40% now avoid news, a record high; in Canada, 69% sometimes do.
Negativity bias is the brain weighting and remembering threats more heavily. It evolved when threats were local and actionable. The feed makes both untrue.
The prescription is not abstinence but management: time limits, depth over volume, and linking awareness to action.
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