At the moment, people, especially the Arabs, are becoming addicted to following the news to the latest developments in the world, given the problems we face in our countries and the great changes that are taking place in the world from time to time.
Most of us seem to prefer to follow the negative news of new details as compared to the rest of the news presented in a traditional way.
It is believed that the environmental factors surrounding the person - such as receiving bad news or disturbing - may play a role in the long term in the mood and may develop depression or anxiety.
"Bad news is taking us all the way," says writer Gury Mackay in a report in Fast Company. It does not stop when a lot of horrible things happen around the world, where our brains tend to pay more attention to unpleasant news, which may affect our happiness and even our productivity at work.
Why is reading or watching bad news so bad for you?
A study by Sean Ashur, Michelle Gilan and Rita Huffington suggests that a negative three-minute reading of the morning can negatively affect your mood throughout the day.
Apart from helping us to be familiar with what is happening in the world, for a long time the reporters have become irrational because of the knowledge bias they have become.
In general, this bias makes it possible for people to estimate the likelihood or recurrence of an event as easily as these situations occur to their mind.
How do you fight the bad news cycle?
We must first slow down the personal news cycle that we receive daily on smartphones, through news notifications for breaking news, which are usually negative and are sent to us without our consent. It is therefore advisable to read printed newspapers rather than read news on the Internet.
On the other hand, slowing down the negative news cycle is not a radical solution, because we must make sure that the sources from which we receive the news are credible. However, the rapid pace of news and the spread of "counterfeit news" places a responsibility on the reader to distinguish the correct news from its counterfeit counterpart.
A follow-up of a news cycle in an arbitrary manner makes it difficult to change your mind about a particular news when new developments arise.
"When counterfeit news becomes a reality in people's minds, it can not be easily erased, especially from the minds of some individuals who consider this counterfeit news to be more appropriate," says political analyst Brendan Nihan.
The writer took some tips to keep up with the latest international developments without losing a lot of time browsing various news platforms.
1. Leave the phone silent for most of the time, and turn it on when it is out of your pocket.
2 - Try to keep your eyes on the phones and screens at least every hour, taking care to leave the place where you sit. Also, try to focus on something long away from you.
3- March sports during the middle of the day.