How to read news without burning out

A practical guide for UpdateSee readers, written from everyday experience.

The constant stream of alerts is designed to keep you looking, not to keep you informed. A healthier approach is to read in two planned sittings a day from a small number of sources you trust, and to switch off the notifications in between. Almost nothing you read at eleven at night will change what you do the next morning.

The constant stream of alerts is designed to keep you looking, not to keep you informed.

Favour sources that separate reporting from opinion, correct their mistakes visibly and name their journalists. Add one weekly publication that explains rather than reacts. When a story makes you angry or frightened, wait a day before sharing it; the first version of a dramatic event is frequently incomplete, and your friends will thank you for the calmer, fuller account.