A review by imogenrobinson__
Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life by Rolf Dobelli

2.0

Makes me feel less guilty for not keeping all that up to date with the news. Not sure I necessarily agree with a lot of what Dobelli talks about though. He seems to pin everyone's life problems on the news... it is not a bad thing to keep abreast of current affairs, just when it becomes an addiction. Though he makes a fair point about how happy news doesn't sell, and so a lot of the news is fear-mongering.

I've never really been someone who's massively affected by things I see on the news, either - though I can see how it can cause a lot of people anxiety. I like that he talks about reading books and longer forms of news, because I am a big advocate of slow journalism.