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Sep 2024
48m 13s

things to do instead of doom scrolling

Emma Chamberlain
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for the last two months, i’ve lived a sort of internet-free life. i can't say fully internet free because i think it would be naive to say that, but i rarely doomscroll anymore. you know what doomscrolling is -  we've all wasted time doing it. it's incredibly hard not to do it, especially when you have social media in your pocket. however, life without dooms ... Show More
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