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A 48-hour break from bad news draws attention online
Original: 🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection: I stopped reading bad news for 48 hours. Here’s what happened - https://www.
Positive News has published a first-person experiment in which the writer avoided negative news coverage for 48 hours and documented the effects on mood and attention. The piece, part of its 'Digital Crossroads' collection, is being shared and discussed as part of a wider conversation about news fatigue, doomscrolling and healthier media habits. Readers are weighing whether stepping back from bad news helps wellbeing or risks disengagement from the world.
Why now: Ongoing public concern about doomscrolling and the mental health impact of constant negative headlines is driving interest in personal digital-detox experiments.
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