Doomscrolling

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The screen casts an eerie glow on your face. You can't tear your eyes away from the bad news. You feel depressed and angry, but you can't stop scrolling. Why do we do this to ourselves, and how can we stop?Read the transcript.Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows.Subscribe ...  Show more

There is a lot of terrible news out there, so much so that we could spend every hour of every day reading it and still not be done. What's worse is that we can now access that news at any time, any where, any place from our phones and this has lead to a phenomena known as doomscr ...  Show more

Social media addiction is real, and what we don't often talk about is the driver beneath that addiction: Connection. In this episode, I shine light on how excessive online usage is a cry for what we're missing in reality.

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