News is stimulus. All you're describing is a habit you've formed, and a stimulus you respond to. When we're 'addicted' to anything, it's just us abusing our in

News is stimulus. All you're describing is a habit you've formed, and a stimulus you respond to. When we're 'addicted' to anything, it's just us abusing our individual coping mechanisms. The answer, like in all other aspects of life, is to take steps to form the habits you want, and steps to discard the habits you don't want.