Doomscrolling's toll on productivity: how negative news disrupts focus and efficiency
Jean Baptiste Ndabananiye
Founder of Life In Humanity, a platform devoted to practicing quality journalism that matters not only nationally and regionally but also globally.
Doomscrolling consumes valuable time and mental energy, leading to distractions that significantly reduce productivity. The constant exposure to negative news through doomscrolling overwhelms the mind, making it difficult to focus on tasks and complete them efficiently. By feeding anxiety and stress, doomscrolling disrupts concentration and motivation, ultimately lowering overall productivity levels. For more on this pervasive scourge, click here .