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YungOnions@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Shamelessly reposting this here, because it seems relevant:

Negative news has a greater impact on people than positive: assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf

Media sites know this, and use it to drive engagement:

www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

independent.co.uk/…/social-media-facebook-twitter…

And so, negative headlines are getting worse: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/jour…

But negative news is addictive and psychologically damaging: psychologytoday.com/…/the-psychological-impact-ne…

So it’s important to try and stay positive:

www.goodgoodgood.co/…/benefits-of-good-news

If you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:

And here’s 35 more: news.feedspot.com/good_news_websites/

Some communities on Lemmy you might be interested in:

Remember, realistic optimism is important and, unlike what some might have you believe, is not the same as blissful ignorance or ‘burying your head in the sand’: learning-mind.com/realistic-optimism-blind-positi…

www.centreforoptimism.com/realisticoptimism

And doesn’t mean you must stay uninformed on current affairs: www.goodgoodgood.co/…/how-to-stop-doom-scrolling

goodable.co/…/tips-for-balancing-positive-and-neg…

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