Digital media is using negativity to steal our attention — here’s how to reclaim it
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Research in psychology and cognitive science suggests there are ways to fight back against this and reclaim your attention.
Never before have humans been so inundated with information, with much of it deliberately being engineered to provoke anger and fear. (Valeriia Miller/Unsplash+) https://theconversation.com/digital-media-is-using-negativity-to-steal-our-attention-heres-how-to-reclaim-it-274101 https://theconversation.com/digital-media-is-using-negativity-to-steal-our-attention-heres-how-to-reclaim-it-274101 Link copied Share article Share article Copy link Email Bluesky Facebook WhatsApp Messenger LinkedIn X (Twitter) Print article With the internet and its widespread accessibility, many of us have front-row s
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