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Nov 8, 2026, 10:00 PMTechnology

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling

You open your phone to check the time or a quick message. The next thing you know, an hour has passed and you’ve scrolled through endless celebrity drama,…

Summary

You open your phone to check the time or a quick message. The next thing you know, an hour has passed and you’ve scrolled through endless celebrity drama, cat videos, awful news stories, influencer rants, and whatever else the algorithm decided to throw at you. Even though you probably don’t want to keep wasting your time and energy on this mind-numbing content, you do it again the next day. Doomscrolling, the habit of spending excessive amounts of time consuming content on social media, has become incredibly widespread.

Positives

  • You open your phone to check the time or a quick message.
  • Even though you probably don’t want to keep wasting your time and energy on this mind-numbing content, you do it again the next day.

Risks & concerns

  • Researchers have warned that doomscrolling can negatively affect several aspects of your well-being, including your mental health and attention span.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/11/08/apps-to-distract-you-from-the-endless-cycle-of-doomscrolling/
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