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I've tried making this point to my father, with little success. He is someone who very clearly struggles with anxiety, and has an incredibly unhealthy news cons
by ChicagoBoy11 3y ago
I've tried making this point to my father, with little success. He is someone who very clearly struggles with anxiety, and has an incredibly unhealthy news consumption habit -- its news on the radio on the way to work, lots of newspaper reading at work (he runs his own small business), followed by constant cable news in the evening. He can't turn it off. As best I can tell, he struggles to consume longer form (especially written content), and I don't know that he'd be able to tell me the name of the last book he's read. He's an incredibly intelligent man, but I can't help but feel he's doing himself a huge disservice with his habit. But, alas, I am always met with "but I need to be informed" retort, despite my many objections to it. Anyone experience something similar with their parents and have any advice?
- danielmarkbruce 3y agoStop trying. It's entertainment. He probably tried to get you to stop playing video games (or whatever you liked wasting time on) with little success.
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- forgotmypw17 3y agoMy advice is: 1) Keep at it, don't give up. Make your arguments in small doses over and over again until eventually the information assimilates. 2) Look for something he can replace the habits with and facilitate those activities for him.
- justnotworthit 3y agoGo about it indirectly: Keep your eye out for hobbies you can suggest. If he gets interested in something new, he'll have to make tradeoffs with his time. If turning off news = being bored (in his mind), it's not so appealing. But if he's excited about... woodworking, dancing, painting, piano, horror films... he'll automatically be pulled away from news.