Ep. 127 How To Keep Up On The News Without Freaking Out

If you’re anything like us, you either watch the news and feel totally stressed out by it… or you avoid hearing the news so you don’t have to feel anxiety about it! Today, we wanted to go over a few ways we use to help us stay informed about what’s …

Ep. 127 How To Keep Up On The News Without Freaking Out

If you’re anything like us, you either watch the news and feel totally stressed out by it… or you avoid hearing the news so you don’t have to feel anxiety about it! In today’s episode, we wanted to go over a few ways we use to help us stay informed about what’s going on in the world without stressing out (too much!) about it

You’ll learn:

  • How to simplify your inputs so you get only the information you need

  • Why it matters to be informed

  • How to be less emotionally affected by the news

  • How to process the feelings that come up

  • 4 questions to explore why you might be avoiding the news

In this episode we mentioned our Free Guide: Best Questions to Ask Your Future Self to help you learn how to become more like your future self!

4 Questions to Explore Why You Might Be Avoiding The News

Here are 4 great questions you can ask yourself to discover the real reason why you’re avoiding the news and what you can do if you’d like to still be informed without feeling anxious and stressed all the time.

1.WHY do I need or want to make room for the news in my life?

  • Finding the “WHY” behind the action can make all the difference

2. What am I afraid of?

  • It’s helpful to find out what you’re actually afraid of when it comes to consuming the news

  • What are you afraid will happen or not happen if you watch the news?

3. What am I trying to protect by not exposing myself to the news? Is that a good reason?

  • My feelings?

  • My comfort?

  • Brain space?

  • Time?

4. How could the news I choose to consume HELP me contribute or help me show up differently in the world?

  • What actions could you take if you were better informed? How would it help you to show up differently?

Now that you know why you’re avoiding the news and why you might want to be better informed you can start taking action in a way that speaks to you.

Don’t get to caught up on trying to consume everything on the news. It’s okay to simplify your inputs so you only get the information you need.

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