How to Keep Up With Current Events Without Losing Your Mind

Most “news” is just a time-wasting horror show

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Most news these days is a waste of your time. It’s a form of entertainment designed to keep you hooked and keep you coming back for more.

Sure, it’s good to know what’s going on in the world. But all the footage we keep seeing of wars and other horrible things are just horror films created from reality.

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Many years ago, before the internet and TV, we wouldn’t have seen all that. The only time we’d have seen anything like that is if it was happening around us. It doesn’t help us to keep seeing horrible footage of things we can’t do anything about or don’t want to do anything about.

Some people find that avoiding the news altogether is beneficial for their mental health. But is that really the answer?

It’s better to find a way to keep up with the main events of the world without having to get dragged into the entertainment of it all, without getting dragged into the horror show.

And there is — the Current Events portal on Wikipedia.