The undeniable truth about news
Everything was different at the beginning. Television stations and the press belonged to the state, but men with large bag$ knocked on the door one day. After purchasing the state’s television stations, they decided to create a vast magnet that would attract viewers to the TV to such a point that viewers wouldn’t even have enough time to go to the bathroom. They called psychologists and asked them to put the audience’s hearts on a tray — to conduct research.
The psychologists rolled up their sleeves. It turned out people wanted good news, but when it came to watching the news, they were more interested in bad news (something that has once again been confirmed by new research). Why is this so?
Viewers believe that knowing the worst news will help them to avoid problems in their lives. This is naïve because those who don’t watch the news don’t die more frequently than those who watch the news, but it is as it is — people want to know what’s going on. Upon learning this truth about news, entrepreneurs demanded as much negative content as possible from their employees (journalists).
As a result, over 90 percent of multimedia content is negative; therefore, anyone who turns on the news today is guaranteed to get a HUGE dose of anxiety.
“You didn’t say anything new,” readers will say. Yes, I didn’t say anything new, but I feel the OBLIGATION to say two things!
1. Your loved ones are still dependent on media that harm their health.
Yes, your friends are ruining their lives because of negative information. On the other hand, why am I worried about your loved ones if you are not even interested in their well-being? I’m kidding! I care about your loved ones’ well-being, so I took the time to answer this question. I read a massive amount of research that overflowed with data about the harmfulness of news.
For example, this study conducted in 1997 involved two groups of people. The first group received negative news, while the second received either positive or neutral information. What do you think the results of this study were? You’ll be surprised by the outcome that I’m about to share with you! Here it comes: those who watched the negative news made millions and built great relationships! Again, I’m kidding! Indeed, the research demonstrated that those who viewed the negative news were more nervous, prone to worry, dramatization, and imagined how things would be bad for them in the future. This is the undeniable truth about news
2. The news is watched by everyone, including all of your friends, pals, and even that cool guy trying to prove to you that he really doesn’t watch the news.
As you know, he hangs pasta on himself without realizing it. He just doesn’t think he’s watching the news. But more than 15% of the time (every single day), this guy spends searching for news online. This news is not necessarily negative, but it has to do with entertainment or relaxation. It consumes sooooooooooo much time! Oh yeah, let’s talk about time!!!
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People spend an average of 30–57 minutes a day trying to know the latest breaking news. Clinical psychologist Nick Wignall works with clients who depend on news as though it were a drug. In an excellent article, he presented an audit of one client who spent more than 3 hours a day following the news! Can you imagine, 3 hours every single day! That’s over 1000 hours a year!!!
People spend an average of 30–57 minutes a day trying to know the latest breaking news. Clinical psychologist Nick Wignall works with clients who depend on news as though it were a drug. In an excellent article, he presented an audit of one client who spent more than 3 hours a day following the news! Can you imagine, 3 hours every single day! That’s over 1000 hours a year!!!
Where else can you spend so much time? In the bathroom. I’m not kidding! Do you know how many people like to “scroll” while sitting on the toilet? What’s more, time is also spent following the news:
- Upon arriving at the office.
- During lunch break.
- Continuously checking newsfeeds online (8–12 times a day).
- On the way home from work.
- About 30 minutes in the evening to know the hottest news of the day.
How much time do you spend on the news?
“I know all this! And I spent a lot of time on the news in the past,” a reader will say. I will shake his hand and add: “it’s great that you’ve solved this problem, but what about your loved ones who still depend on a constantly updated feed? And what if they are addicted to the news on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok villages?”
Give them this article and ask them to ask themselves the following five questions:
Question no. 1. Does watching the news add value to my life?
Question no. 2. Does the news really change my life?
Question no. 3. Can the news guarantee that my family will be happy?
Question no. 4. What if I take the time to do meaningful work that makes my life more meaningful?
(By the way, I wrote my first book when I shut down the internet and abstained from watching the news. My goal was to write what I already knew and experienced. To be successful, I had to get rid of time leeches: headlines, news, scandals. I really didn’t miss any useful information while writing the book. As you can see, I survived without a TV!)
Question no. 5. Maybe there are faster ways to find out what’s going on?
After all, it doesn’t take long to peruse the headlines, skim through the news teasers. The prevalence of COVID-19 can be found on statistical websites. This is enough for people to know what’s going on and use the rest of the time for more important things.
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