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Social Media - Reboot Report

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In my last posting, I wasn't entirely forthcoming. In addition to significantly reducing my interaction with social media, I concurrently limited my consumption of the news media. I'm not sure which of these variables contributed to the recent, positive changes in my mental state, though I can confidently say that I've enjoyed more clarity and contentment in the past month than I have in recent memory. I've long prided myself in being informed by engaging with trusted media outlets. Whether listening to legacy radio news programs or reading articles in established newspapers, I have long taken the time to track what's going on in my neighborhood, country and the world. And this is still important to me. On the other hand,  I was spending an increasing amount of time scrolling mindlessly through the news. And even though I'm not doom-scrolling to the extent that I did a few years back, I still found myself spending an inordinate amount of time engaging with the n