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WillyBrandt

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2. There's lots off material . . .

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 05:58 PM

Aug 2020

. . . but honestly after half an hour I'm caught up. (And it's quite a car wreck, I grant you think). But I just keep doing it past the point of diminishing returns. . .

I'm going to try to shut the phone off as a habit, see if that helps.

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Any advice for disconnecting from political news? [View all] WillyBrandt Aug 2020 OP

It's called doom-surfing - sifting through the Internet for all the awful shit The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #1

There's lots off material . . . WillyBrandt Aug 2020 #2

Pretend your phone is a TV and locate the off button. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #3

This is the correct answer Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #4

I have found that Lulu KC Aug 2020 #5

Does your TV have a remote control? Look for the button labled "Power". nt Binkie The Clown Aug 2020 #6

I watch dogs surfing on the internet csziggy Aug 2020 #7

After I've woken up I look at fb friends & fam, skip... electric_blue68 Aug 2020 #8

I had to check canetoad Aug 2020 #9

Good advice! Also get a dog FakeNoose Aug 2020 #10

I have a flip phone and an e-reader with electronic paper. hunter Aug 2020 #11

Smoke some weed... Ohio Joe Aug 2020 #12

Here is a distraction that works for me at times. Hotler Aug 2020 #13

The eight best years of my life were Harker Aug 2020 #14