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karaterobot ◴[] No.42949929[source]
Avoid following the news constantly. Check in every once in a while—a couple times a week at most. Get your news from long articles, not tweets. Actually read the articles, don't just learn about the world from hot takes.

> ... people have found that, actually, outrage can be useful. It actually can help you identify a problem and react to it. But it can also be harmful if you’re experiencing it all the time and become overwhelmed by it.

I'm reading that as meaning something more like identify a problem and act on it. Outrage itself is a reaction, just not a positive one. There's no shortage of people reacting to things.

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dschuessler ◴[] No.42954204[source]
I've implemented this into my life via the "In the news" section of the Wikipedia start page. It served me well the last couple of months.
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1. icedrift ◴[] No.42954567[source]
Am I on the wrong page or were there only 4 articles on North America for all of January?
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2. hecanjog ◴[] No.42954622[source]
This is the one I like to use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events