After the latest round of shootings earlier this month, I had a moment of nausea that led me to think it might be a good time for a news hiatus. The weather was gorgeous — high summer in Vermont — and an array of family were due to visit. So rather than read depressing headlines all summer, I decided to take a couple weeks off from the news. Maybe, I thought, it will make me happier and less anxious if I just don’t hear any of it.
In the process of undergoing this experiment, I learned a couple unexpected things. First, that daily life, even without news, has plenty of stressors all on its own, and secondly, that some news will out. Oh, and a third thing, that your friends, will eventually find you boring and run out of things to say when you’re around. Read More
