The news has been making me feel increasingly sad over the last few months, and coincidentally last night I decided to do something about it. I deleted news ap

The news has been making me feel increasingly sad over the last few months, and coincidentally last night I decided to do something about it. I deleted news apps from my devices, deleted news site bookmarks frm Firefox, and used LeechBlock to block the news sites that I'm likely to visit. Also blocked Twitter, FB, Instagram, etc. I almost never watch broadcast tv so that doesn't need any special measures. I still get a "morning briefing" email from the Guardian, which I probably stay subscribed to, but I won't (can't) click any links. I hope to establish a routine for scanning and then deleting it. If not I'll unsubscribe. I'm considering a subscription to a dead tree weekly news summary like the Guardian Weekly - but I'd like to wait a few months first. Half-way through Day One I feel pretty good and noticeably less distracted. I'm interested to see how this goes.