https://katsnelson.org/tags/mental-health/Recent content in Mental Health on Sasha KatsnelsonHugoen-usThu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://katsnelson.org/blog/news-diet/Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://katsnelson.org/blog/news-diet/<p>Today I start my news diet. Trying to keep up with the US, Spanish, New York, global, and tech news on the 25-hour-cycle has become too exhausting. Despite feeling like an ostrich burying my head in the sand, I will try to ignore the news 6-days per week and spend an hour or two over the weekend catching up on important stories. Specifically, I will endeavor:</p> <ul> <li>not to scroll left on my android phone&rsquo;s home screen</li> <li>not to open news links that aren&rsquo;t relevant to my immediate tasks</li> <li>not to engage with social media that isn&rsquo;t immediately and personally relevant to me</li> <li>to avoid taking a stance in conversations about current events</li> </ul> <p>Let&rsquo;s see how it goes and if I manage to maintain my diet + cheat-day for a few weeks.</p>