"News fatigue is 2defined as a state of emotional and 3mental exhaustion, and it's caused by 4consuming or being exposed to a large amount of news, especially negative or 5distressing news."
Dr. Don Grant points to the rise of smartphones and the 24/7 news cycle as 6turning points. Now, social media can deliver headline after headline with little context and sometimes from sources that 7lack 8credibility.
"Since that time, just 9exponentially, it seems like every day there are more and more platforms that are supplying us with the news, whether it's a 10legitimate news or it's not."
If you are feeling news fatigued, Dr. Grant says there are ways it can be managed without disconnecting from the world.
"Limit your 11exposure. I really, really, really ask people — please do not check your news the second you wake up or right before you go to bed because what that could possibly do is if there's something 12unsettling, it is going to 13jar your entire day from the gate."
It's also OK to take a break.
"Anything that is delivered through that device — that's on a digital platform — it's there forever and currently being 14beamed out into space. It is never gone. You will miss nothing. You can always take a break."
