The News Is Exhausting You — And It's Affecting How You Think

You are not imagining it. The constant headlines, the breaking alerts, the opinion dressed as fact — it is not just tiring. It is quietly degrading your ability to think clearly, make decisions, and trust your own judgment. Information overload is not a personality weakness. It is a design feature of a media ecosystem built to keep you consuming, not informed. Steven Abramowicz has spent his career on both sides of that ecosystem — as a Wall Street insider and as the founder of an independent journalism platform — and what he has learned about protecting your attention, spotting spin, and staying genuinely informed without losing your mind is the most practical media literacy conversation you will hear this year. You get to decide what gets access to your thinking. This episode shows you how. You’ll learn: ✨ How to spot spin and recognize when confidence isn’t clarity 🧠 What information overload is doing to your thinking and decision-making 🔎 How to tell the difference between truth, opinion, and performance 📱 Healthy habits to stay informed without feeling overwhelmed ⚡ Practical ways to protect your attention and think more clearly 🌐 Learn More about Steven and Heartland! Website: heartlandjournal.com Substack: heartlandjournal.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@HeartlandJournal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heartlandjourno/ Heartland Journal Podcast: Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Rumble X: https://x.com/HeartlandJournl More from Steve: songsabouttheheartland.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices