Karen K. Ho: Hi, are you doomscrolling? I know the presidential debate is historically important for a variety of reasons, and you want to be informed about the world. You also deserve enough time to rest and recover. Make an effort to get enough sleep, and charge your phone outside of your bedroom.

Hi, are you doomscrolling? I know the presidential debate is historically important for a variety of reasons, and you want to be informed about the world. You also deserve enough time to rest and recover. Make an effort to get enough sleep, and charge your phone outside of your bedroom.

Also the presidential debate isn't that important!

Presidential Debates Have Shockingly Little Effect on Election Outcomeswww.scientificamerican.com The upcoming debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump may be one of the least consequential in decades, experts say

No, but the Democratic machine loudly declaring Biden a failure may be. The party should maybe like stop doing that.

True

THANK YOU 🙏🏽

i’m live-tweeting wind

it sounds like the debate is going poorly so i’m going to live tweet this wind storm

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I’m also getting stinking drunk.

Yes. My partner wanted to watch and ugh. I understand why he wanted to but I also need to not yell at the tv for the next 6 months

But how do you turn your brain off?

Combination of: -reading a physical book for 15-30 minutes -deep breathing -blackout blinds -eye mask -white noise -earplugs -thinking of words that start with the same letter or various countries and cities to bore my brain

I used five finger breathing when my mind is racing

Mind going a million miles a minute? Slow down with this breathing exerciseideas.ted.com When your brain is churning away with worries and anxieties, this effective exercise can help you start to calm down, says psychiatrist Judson Brewer.

Great ideas! I Walking outside while listening to an interesting audiobook is helpful for me.

I decided watching this one would count as self-harm.

You made the right call! I watched it and now I feel terrible

I wonder if there was ever a time when these sorts of debates actually informed viewers about policy positions, or if it has always been like this and we just don't remember.

Prior to the internet and 24/7 news you might realistically almost never hear a candidate/president speak outside of bite sized clips on nightly news and what you read in the paper. It was a chance to see both speak for an extended period of time about their positions and get a feel for them.

Same! I feel icky and heartbroken 💔

I’m outside your bedroom stealing your phone. Don’t mind me. Oh and your charger next to the sock on the doorknob.

I had to be told by Bluesky that the Presidential Debate is happening today. I won't be tuning in anyways for a number of reasons, one of which is ONE OF 'EM IS A CONVICTED FELON WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES, HOW THE HELL DID HE EVEN MAKE IT TO THAT STAGE WITHOUT GETTING TACKLED!?!?

No doomscrolling is good advice for tonight.

It's living hell. I am in a state of goddamn shock. I can't believe any human on this planet would vote for tRump under any circumstances & anyone that will is as evil as he is.

I'm not doomscrolling I'm dumbscrolling

Thank you. ❤️

Enough of the personal attacks.

Also note that it’s the end of June and nobody remembers presidential debates a month later anyway.

I need it to read me my audiobook.

Good points. But no, I prefer my unhappiness. It's comforting.

Don't tell me what to do.

Currently looking for pictures of animals. That was a bit much.

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Well, it's 7:45pm here so I'm going to give it a little while before going to bed. 😁

Will do - just waiting for a family member's flight to land at their destination - flight was delayed 3 hours. I will need to sleep with the phone nearby because of that. Tomorrow after work, I will avoid the interwebs and sew.

Getting out of bed to hit the snooze button is intolerable.

It helps me to get enough sleep, make a breakfast I enjoy, go for a walk with my dog, and focus on the things within my control.

Did chat gpt write that

Busted. 😁

Hopefully, Biden won't have a cold next time.

Next to bed on nightstand. Early to bed early to rise

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