**A Psychologist Explains Why 40% of People Are Avoiding the News**
By Ali Jasemi, Wilfrid Laurier University - Published on 04 June 2026
Humans are wired to focus on threats, making constant negative news exhausting. Limiting exposure and focusing on what you can control helps reduce news fatigue. During several recent conversations, people have told me that they’ve stopped checking their phones in the morning. Not because nothing was happening, but because everything was. They described the feeling [...]
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