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Well, hello friends and welcome back.

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 368 of sustainable

minimalist.

If you are new here, we are so happy to have you. This is a twice, maybe three

times a week show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living. On today's show, we are discussing how to opt out of news over consumption and if you're thinking to yourself, why would I ever do that?

It's important to be informed, I would say absolutely it's important to be informed,

but there's a big difference between being informed and overinformed. So we're going to get into all of that today. There's always

something to worry about. COVID-19 may or may not be in our rearview mirror.

There's an upcoming election here in the United States. Terrorism, mass

shootings, police brutality, climate change. I could go on and on with the topics that keep me up at night.

And according to the American Psychological Association, the APA,

American adults report feeling conflicted between wanting to be informed, but also feeling

as though being informed, the news, contributes to their stress levels.

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