The easiest way to do this - is to turn off news sources on your digital devices (podcasts, apps, bookmarks, notifications, newsletters, etc) - and to replace them with other things. Libraries have digital offerings you can download (ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, film).
Share your successes and discoveries, even if it's only for 24 hours .
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Resources:
Articles about news-fasting
Avoid News - Towards a Healthy News Diet By Rolf Dobelli
https://gwern.net/doc/culture/2010-dobelli.pdf-Five Things You Notice When You Quit the News
https://www.raptitude.com/2016/12/five-things-you-notice-when-you-quit-the-news/-What Happened When I Stopped Watching The News
https://www.thatseemsimportant.com/media/what-happened-when-i-stopped-watching-the-news/-15 Reasons To Stop Watching the News
https://nielsbohrmann.com/stop-watching-the-news/