This week, let's talk about how to keep tabs on the world without letting the news take over our lives.

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Sources mentioned in the video:

https://www.opensourceceo.com/p/strategism-nytimes-games

Mark Manson's article on quitting the news:

https://markmanson.net/why-you-should-quit-the-news

Cal Newport's episode on TikTok's algorithm:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-372-decoding-tiktoks-algorithm/id1515786216?i=1000729057142

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