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This is healthy and normal. Taking a small break from the news is recommended by psychologists who study the negative health effects caused by constant bad news.

So people check out of news — and then they want to come back. How can we best meet their needs? Some ideas are below. Please build on these, or make them better!

We should allow people to check out or pause and return. I envision a website where someone can say how long they’d like to be away from the news and what kinds of news they’d like when they return. This could most easily be accomplished through newsletters. For example, a landing page might allow a user to say: “I am taking [XX] [days / weeks / months] off. When I come back, I’d like to be updated on [topics] on [this frequency.]”…..