I also stopped watching / reading news, on or around November 16th. I thought Apple Watch had made me use my phone less, but this change has increased the amoun

I also stopped watching / reading news, on or around November 16th. I thought Apple Watch had made me use my phone less, but this change has increased the amount of attention I have by a ton. My primary news outlets were G News and Twitter. I had to quit using twitter as well, which has been somewhat of a bummer as I've had tweet ideas. But I just let them pass now because it is more valuable to not have the distraction of reading others. I also have been keeping up on tech news, primarily Apple rumors and here on hacker news. Also, Reddit and various subreddits offer largely 'news free' content for when I just want to consume. If anything, these new filters have helped me see that most 'news' is really just content. And at least for now, I'm not interested in content that makes me feel bad or steals attention from my life.