okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

www.bigissue.com

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Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

www.bigissue.com

okwithmydecay@leminal.space to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

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Want to stop doomscrolling? Read this

www.bigissue.com

A new study has revealed the ways in which infinite scrolling “steals our joy” – and how we might reclaim it.

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I totally agree with you, just want to throw in that “just go and do x” is not something ADHD folk are exceptionally good at.
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  Nobody is good at that. The first step is always the most difficult. But there aren’t many alternatives. At least I don’t know any.

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