9 fast fixes to help you stop doomscrolling

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. There are ways to help you put the phone down. Doomscrolling: To spend an inordinate amount of time swiping up and down across multiple social media and news feeds--without really getting anything of use out of it. In fact, as addictive as it is, doomscrolling often leaves us feeling worse about ourselves and the world than when we started. You might find yourself engaging in doomscrolling right before you go to bed, first thing after waking up, standing in line on the subway platform, or even--this is how bad it's gotten--sitting at the dinner table with the family.