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

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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

VIDEOS MENTIONED
Feelin Lazy (old Wheezy Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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
Byron Marsh
Joseph Middleswart

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