Why You Should STOP Watching the NEWS Today! 

Turn off the news, get off social media, and find truth in the reality of the world and people around you. Thank you for this video.

Not watching the news to me is a form of self care.

people are fearful of not being informed. But remember, we only know what they want us to know!

Turn off the news, put down your phone, go for a walk, call up a friend and play a card game, run around the park with your kids, life is WAY too short to live in fear 24/7. We can do this people. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

More than the news. Quit social media. Quit the celebrity scandals. Quit mainstream hip hop. Quit everything divisive.

This aged like fine wine. The news literally stopped the world from functioning normally.

I stopped watching the news shortly after 9/11. I was tired of the stress. I mistakenly lightly followed the current election; big mistake. I had nightmares, was angry for no reason, etc. I stay away from negative thoughts, news and people. Every time someone asks me why I'm so happy, I just smile and say that I don't watch the news. They usually look at me like I'm an idiot but it's fine with me. I'm the happiest out of us two ;-)

*99% of the news has nothing to with you* *and the 1% you can't do anything about anyway* This is such a *profound* wake up call for me because I have been *wasting* so much time and energy on things that doesn't have anything to do with me and things that I can't do anything about. Thank you brother, *subscribed*

Agree 100%! I tried to tell this to my sister, but she insists on "staying informed." So she watches the news ALL THE DAMN TIME! She has to take medicine for anxiety, she drinks too much, and she has really taken a downward spiral over the course of the last few years. She thinks I don't care anymore because I've tuned out all the useless B.S., but she's wrong. I do care - I care about myself and my family. So we don't watch the news any more. Sure I'll watch the traffic and weather reports, but that's about it.

Not only the news, but TV in general. I often wonder, to the point of intense daydreaming, what kind of society we would be if there were no more TVs, if people woke up one day and said enough is enough and threw their TVs away, where people spent more time outside and with their family and friends involved in physical and mental activities. I believe we would be much smarter as a nation overall.

Cut out news and social media and notice how different you feel.

I just spent all day (literally) deleting facebooks posts that were negative in content, negative news posts.... it was so refreshing....

I agree 100%. Several years ago, I abolished the "news" from my life. It happened in the car. There was a news story on the radio about a terrible rollover bus accident and only one child survived. Her parents were also on board. It wasn't until the very end of the story that they mentioned that this happened in Nicaragua. I live in the suburbs of Chicago. WHY did I need to hear that? We didn't meet our death quota in Chicago that day?? I was furious. That was the last straw on the mounting pile of rejecting the fear and tragedy porn they peddle to sell more ads. I am a much happier person since tuning out of the endless fearmongering.

This video was 4 years ago and the news is WAY worse today in 2021! So NOT watching the news is even better advice today.

Yep, I got rid of my TV a few years ago. And fast forward to now, I am disengaging from Twitter more and more as well. Who needs that negativity? Going to live generically like it used to be. If something happens in the moment, it happens. I will address it then. Until then, I am going to live my life!!!

It just makes me wonder what it was like before TV and News was invented. People must have been a lot happier than they are now and a lot less fearful.

I have been saying for years I don't watch the news. And people try and make me feel like I'm stupid! I choose not to watch it and get depressed and hear about a whole lot of horrible negative stuff. Just to worry more about stuff I can't help with or worry about my child. Even the front page of the paper sometimes does this too me.

I agree 100% and people think it’s weird I never really cared to watch the news especially as an adultb

I hear you. This 24 hour news cycle is beyond crazy. It's better for my mental health to not engage.

FACTS, I stopped watching the news Yearsssss ago and my life has been more peaceful as a result.

It is pretty sad too that RU-vid is turning into mainstream media too the way they promote certain videos.

I'm getting ready to do a 1 year blackout on news ... looking forward to it

news about celebrities is the worst!

I love how your videos do not have hundreds of cuts and edits like other channels! You are actually trying to have a conversation with your audience, instead of reading from a script.

So true! I strongly agree with this. I think this could go beyond the news and apply to other shows as well, even movies. We have to become the custodians of our own minds and guard what we put in them. If we fill them with anger and fear, then we trigger those things in ourselves. Let's take control of our minds.

Man, you're absolutely right. I need to focus on the most important things in life instead of being a smartphone zombie.

How about stop watching TV period. I don't own a TV and my life is more fulfilling. Great vid👍🏾

the 24 hour news cycle has deadened our senses.

After being diagnosed with 4 mental health disorders through my years (yes 4, lol!) I though I had no control whatsoever over my mental health. But 3 years ago I though screw this!! Time to make some changes and get my power back. And so deciced to ditch newspapers/ news and t.v (among other things) because really I knew they were affecting me mentally. I now take no meds, have a great life and I couldn't be happier. In fact I now help many other people who struggle with great success. True story 😁

SO true! I stopped watching the news years ago, and was a much happier, content person because of it. NOW, I'm finding Facebook is becoming just as negative, so it's time to let that go, too.

same here I always feel depressed after watching it and this is having an effect on me.

I stopped watching news after most of things happened nowadays. Too much anxiety, too much stress. After events of BLM, Russian-Ukraine situations, I started to ignore the news. Ignore news on TV isn't enough because there were other ways they publish news which mostly on Twitter (or whole social media in general). But deleting social media and not watching news makes you not losing brain cells.

amen. I watch the weather and that's pretty much it.

I subscribed after 10 seconds of listening to this guy.

Just watch local weather. Your ANXIETY gets SO MUCH BETTER. If you are a VETERAN with PTSD do not WATCH too much news. Great video dude.

VERY WISE YOUNG MAN. HE'S MILES AHEAD OF MANY OLDER PEOPLE. I COULDN'T SAY IT BETTER.

This video needs to go viral! Thank you!

This is more true today than when you originally posted. I completely agree with everything you said. And some of the worst offenders: those who wake at 5am, tune to the news, watch it until 9am. Then tune in at noon. Then check back in at 5pm. And don't forget, go to bed with it starting at 9pm and not falling asleep with it until 11pm. Absolutely ridiculous. Like you said, what's going on in the world ain't got nothing to do with you and there ain't nothing you can do about it. So keep it moving and work on making your little corner of the world bearable.

This is so true. I turned it off in 2017 for a month then just kept going. Now every time I see it, I feel the anxiety. I watched a 15 minute segment last year and I still remember the stories: 1. A woman’s parasail rope broke and she flew free for 45 minutes before crashing, breaking bones and a collapsed lung. 2. A black man was beaten by police while he was handcuffed. 3. 3 college students renting a home had a home invasion. I’m double-done with the news.

The Good News Network is ALL good news.

Tim, this is your best video! I agree because I used to work in mainstream media. We spent more time writing the headline than the rest of the story. While I did not publish any of those stories under my name, I still regret contributing to those divisive propaganda campaigns

Stopped watching news a year ago, very powerful, the best decision i have made

Thanks im not watching the news anymore, im only 13 i gotta enjoy the rest of my teen life!!!

after the horror i saw this morning on the news I am STOPPING IT FOR IT IS TOOOOOO NEGATIVE AND HORRIBLE. AND VERY TOXIC. thank you for this great video

I wish I saw this video when you released it :) it took me till mid 2020 to realize how toxic the news has become. Since I quit, I feel much better, less stressed, more focused on my life.

I stopped watching the news before the pandemic. I thought that watching the news was important, but instead it was giving me anxiety instead of being informed. Anxiety is getting people distracted also.

This applies to social media too. It is VERY negative as well.

Lol at your title! I really don't like like watching the news. A lot of crazy things happening that will depress you immediately. I like the Content of your channel. New subbie.

"If it bleeds it leads!" Another great video. Thanks.

Absolutely. What does an earthquake or flood halfway around the world have to do with you? It absolutely blows for the people involved, but it's not like you will be able to get there and save everybody. You can just start fretting about.

I had to deactivate Facebook because people keep reposting the news

This is 100% true. I just started to get so stressed up that I stopped keeping up with world events completely. Like you said, I can't do anything about it, so why stress myself out unnecessarily? Some people may say it's ignorant, but I am much happier this way. I definitely need to work on not being so negative and not knowing about every little thing that goes on in the world is helping with that.

Me and my husband stopped watching the bad news for over ten years now

You are becoming one of my heroes, I love listening to you talk. I stopped watching the news for quite a few months, since the election I've started back, I am almost addicted to it again, can't stand the negativity. Must stop watching today!

The news attempts to make you feel connected to every negative event and person but disconnected from your fellow morally good human.

This is exactly what am thinking. I've been taking a news detox for 3 weeks and feel refreshed!

i just stumbled across this guy and now im watching all his simple one take videos.... Timothy your are good man.

Stopped watching years ago. Who needs the constant aggressive stimulation?

Your video really helped me. The news has done nothing but bring out all the negativity, especially during this pandemic when all I see is the number of cases and deaths increasing every single day and not anything positive. My mom thinks I’m not informed, but I tell her that just because I don’t watch the news, doesn’t mean that I’m not aware of what’s going on around the world, of course I am aware of what’s going on, but the news creates tons of stress, anxiety, and depression. That being said, I deleted all of my news and social media apps off my phone and I felt better knowing that I don’t have to keep seeing any negative alerts through my phone. Thank you for discussing about why the news is not good, which made me realized that I’m not the only one staying away from the news.

When the news comes on TV, the 1st thing that goes through my mind is "Who gives a shit?"

Great discussion. I am always telling my friends to not be so absorbed in the news and just live your life day by day. I know this content is years old but it applies today more than ever. Peace and blessings.

Thank you for this video, Tim! I never watch TV, but I do struggle with watching different news/social commentary channels on YT, which also tend to be negative.

Totally a form of self-care to turn it off. Thank you for the voice of reason.

Wow. A very sensible video. I'm impressed. btw...I'm on day #4 of my news fast. I've noticed that my anxiety has lifted. I'm already sleeping better. I can't wait for day #30 or day #60.

The problem with the news and even social media is that everyone is always at each other's throats on pretty much every topic imaginable. Just look at the social media comments. People bring out the worst of themselves. We treat each other as if there's no actual human person at the receiving end. At the end of the day, it becomes mentally exhausting 😐

I have really thinking about an RV life free soul not living in a home plus I can drive and stay the night by lakes and such and even camp outside of my car. It's a freedom that drive you to beautiful places that shows you that life is beautiful. A journey. I love the saying "wherever you go there you are". Just don't leave your soul behind carry the beauty within you wherever you go as long as you share it with the world. If a soul doesn't find love when it comes to being in this world then the soul is void and dead. So beautiful places and a light heart will always give you the best. Anything that feels dead leave it behind. Life is short.

I watch a tiny bit of news but after this video and the comments I am giving it up completely forever. I don't know why I am watching that little bit of news as I went without any news for a year last year. I stopped as the news was making me cynical and jaded. Now I feel I am becoming cynical and jaded again so I am going to give up the news for the rest of my life. I was so happy without the negativity!

I did exactly that for a few years and generally I was happier, the downside was what to talk about, mad but true.

I wish I would have watched this four years ago.

I fully agree with you. If you watch negative news (hard to find any positive news from TV, radio, news paper, etc) it will make you negative. If you are negative others around you will become negative. It is a horrible cycle! The other thing that bothers me is how people get all involved about some movie or sports star. They know more about someone in Hollywood, then then know what is going on in their own neighborhood. There is something wrong with that!!

100% agree. Thank you Tim!👍

Thank you!!! I am scared all the time because of the news, I stopped watching the news today and Im already feeling better.

Haven't even finished the video but had to pause and comment- So true! I've deleted the bbc ap on my phone so many times and I just seem to keep going back. Having the reasons not to watch put so succinctly is really helpful. Just discovered your channel but it's really motivating! Two thumbs up, man.

Constantly Negative News! I hate news, TV and Radio. I don't have TV, Radio and I do not watch any news. I have no fear, I enjoy my life, more important are good news. To hear a story from your neighbour, or do yourself own news, positive vibes to your life. I hate news. I go to people I know, they 9 times out of 10 sit at their house watching TV! When their Android TV is Free and I watch something on RU-vid they come to end it, because 6PM NEWS! Go away! Yet they tell me I watch too much my phone at them, when same people are watching TV all the time. At least on phone you can decide what you get, TV will spread information they want you to hear. News are Constantly Negative! Ditch your TV, throw your Radio from balcony and unsubscribe from newspapers.

I just deleted my news app! Couldn’t be happier!

ive not watched tv for about 15 years...but now i ve even stopped reading the newspapers.... id rather spend that time trying to make money , or learing proper history, or even chemistry which is something that jsut interests me.

You speak so much truth, and sense, and i enjoyed just listening to you talk, great video mate, i feel the same about the news, so much fear mongering goin on right this second with the C virus, i feel like im falling into a pit of despair, so im staying away from it, and until i see people dropping dead around me im gonna try and carry on mentally and physically like everything is normal, but even before all this, nothing good ever came from watching the news.......

I fully agree. I stopped completely 5 years ago. I've been more relaxed since then

Well said. Stop polluting your mind!

thank you so much for validating this people make me feel like an idiot all the time because I don't watch TV or the news but I still know what goes on every day cuz all you hear about it people talk about it everyday I regret so much of being peer-pressured into Facebook it's no different I get depressed when I'm on it RU-vid and Google is all I like because I have learned more than anything from it and I can control what my eyes see and I can control what I hear knowledge is power and I don't worry about what I cannot control

Great raw video. No filter, no script. You have a great energy about you brother...

Thanks Tim…. I avoid crap on “Tell-A-Lie-Vision” and the media’s intrusion on my phone 📱 is just as bad

Thanks Tim, I talked about this with my girlfriend last night and I'm going to disconnect as much as possible on reading negative news. I'm also going to avoid clicking on all videos with negative titles/pictures - seems like it's almost an addiction to what kind of crazy stuff happening in the world but I've noticed that it also brings you down on how F*'d up humanity is. Thanks again Tim for the epiphany.

I quit consuming news 1 week ago and already my emotions are happier. Best course of action I have taken to increase my mental attitude in some time and plan to keep going. solid video my friend!

I agree that watching news is a waste of time and we're better off not watching news or TV in general.

God bless, wise words, sacred knowledge. Very glad I found your channel, finding a teacher like you is a blessing.

I stopped watching the news years ago

I am with you on this one Timothy, I never watch the news. I do not even watch T.V. even though I have one. I do not have cable T.V. People often ask me how do I stay informed. If there is something I need to know trust me I find out. Also I have not worn or own a watch, gave it up in 2010. Loved this video. Have a great day ☮

Excellent explanation of news. I got rid of my tv 15 years ago and stopped watching the news/cable. Definitely agree

I totally agree with everything you said in this video- even watching in 2022...I consider my decision to donate my flat screen TV to charity in 2012 to be one of my better life decisions...it has helped my peace of mind considerably

I spoke to a friend a month ago when he was released from hospital after surviving a life threatening illness. He was full of gratitude to life and very upbeat even though what he went through was extremely painful and at times scary. Two days ago i spoke to him again and he was the opposite, full of anger and pessimism . He told me about the things he had been watching on the news and how he is just fed up with all the bullshit going on. Unfortunately for this man he had spent the last 4 weeks at his mothers house recovering. A mother who watches the news morning, day, and night.

Great video. The thing you might have mentioned which is true for some people (speaking of myself) is that the news can actually be addictive. I don't know why but I'm horribly addicted to it. I think it's an ego thing because my mind wants to be "the most informed", it gives me a false sense of superiority.

Thank you for putting words to some of what I feel about news.

Man, this video was way ahead of its time.

This was a powerful and important presentation. Well done!

I agree...thank you Timothy

Interesting thing i noticed about the news particularly the nightly news. The big time news. All negative world events. Then at the end some little happy story about Americas Heroes Insane. The music. The pomp. The urgency in the newscasters voice.

Amen! I needed to hear this!

Sadly, RU-vid also has become a cesspool for clickbaits not saying you but news and the popular RU-vidrs out there.

I stopped reading the newspapers in the summer of 1976 while on holiday camping in the English Lake district I get all the crap from people about why I should but now the only reaction the news gets from me is to turn it of.