7 Ways to Fix Your News Feed (& Make The Internet Super Useful)

2022-01-14

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How do you get your news? Do you consume too much news? Does it make you want to curl into a ball and cry yourself to sleep? It doesn't have to be that way! I've come up with a list of different ways to fix it.

0:00 Intro

0:35 Quit the News

1:41 Know Your Intentions

2:30 Set Limits

2:58 Ad

4:32 Back to Limits

5:11 Fix Your Feeds

6:59 Read Past the Headline

8:14 Seek Local News

Proof that links are unreliable! https://youtu.be/6d6u_GeLbVU

VIDEOS MENTIONED

Feelin Lazy (old Wheezy Video) /youtube/video/5ET5vC74HEM

Nathaniel Drew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGmAIaN4PPM

Rolf Dobelli TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-miTTiaqFlI

NEWSLETTERS I USE

New York Times "The Morning" https://www.nytimes.com/series/us-morning-briefing

Morning Brew https://www.morningbrew.com/daily

Future Crunch Good News https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews/

Tangled (I forgot to mention this) https://www.readtangle.com

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SOURCES OF GOOD NEWS

https://medium.com/future-crunch/99-goodnews-2021-2492e4fcacfb

https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/01/marginal-gains-100-ways-to-improve-your-life-without-really-trying?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/style/new-years-resolutions-quotes-tips.html?referringSource=articleShare

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/07/arts/design/hokusai-fuji.html

SOURCES FOR VIDEO

Rolf Dobelli Article https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-rolf-dobelli

Ways to get news https://www.themuse.com/advice/7-awesome-ways-to-get-your-morning-news-fix

The media pyramid https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/theres-healthier-way-to-consume-media.htm

https://artplusmarketing.com/how-to-balance-your-media-diet-a2140c0311ec

Slow Media https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-urgent-quest-for-slower-better-news

Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-be-a-better-news-consumer/

Mental Floss https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92306/7-tips-staying-informed-without-experiencing-media-burnout

How to Establish a Healthy Media Diet https://www.rewire.org/how-to-establish-a-healthy-media-diet/

https://andrewblotky.medium.com/10-ways-to-consume-news-in-2020-4998d654747c

https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/AfterCareInformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=acl3629

How to Read the News Without Doom Scrolling https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/news-without-social-media/?amp

https://theriveter.co/voice/how-to-watch-news-without-going-insane/

How to Choose Your News /youtube/video/q-Y-z6HmRgI

Algorithms control your online life. Here's how to reduce their influence. https://mashable.com/article/how-to-avoid-algorithms-facebook-youtube-twitter-instagram

THANKS, PATRONS

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