Just Enough News
Over the last 30 years, we’ve gone from reading a printed newspaper once a day to instant updates about everything everywhere on our phones.
The human brains we started with are suddenly coping with knowing just about everything happening anywhere instantly. It’s too much. Breaking news breaks our attention.
Just because something is available 24/7 doesn’t mean we have to embrace it.
For now, a good moderate solution on iOS is Apple News. It’s just enough news. The app shows the top five stories. If something catches my eye, I’ll dig in, but if not, I move on. I check the headlines twice a day and I am informed of all major news. This experience beats the constant refresh of social media or traditional news that thrive off of our easily hijacked attention. It’s a calmer way to stay informed.