Orbital@infosec.pubto[Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation@lemmy.world•How much should I care about news?English
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9 months agoThe middle ground is to put a defined limit on news consumption, like 5 minutes per day. That’s enough to stay aware of major events but not so much that you’d necessarily get wrapped up in excessive worrying about irrelevant items. NPR, the BBC, and probably others, offer 5-minute audio news briefs updated hourly. These are available to stream on demand like a podcast. I wouldn’t recommend listening hourly but the point is they’re up to date at any single time in the day, which you might choose as your daily news blast. Then just tune out, literally and figuratively.
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