It’s hard not to feel anxious when all you see is news about the catastrophe ahead, while everyone outside your algorithmic bubble seems oblivious. Remember: what you see has been carefully curated to keep you scrolling. You probably spend more time than you’d like doomscrolling, while the people around you are receiving entirely different information. Audit what you consume and notice what creates anxiety versus what empowers you. Then intentionally curate your feed: keep what sets you up for action and hope, let go of what paralyses you.
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Anxiety is a marketer’s best friend. Someone is always ready to sell you a miracle solution, and, desperate for a fix, we fall for it. But quick patches never satisfy our underlying needs. Instead of buying your way out of anxiety, try making something. Moving from passive consumption to active creation reduces waste while increasing joy, skill-building, and community exchange. Whether you bake bread, mend clothes, or grow vegetables, manual labour and craftsmanship restore agency, pride, and connection — things no retail therapy session can deliver.
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