Musings: Scroll a bit less, work a bit more
Internet and cellphone burnout and TV binge-watching can contribute to depression and anxiety. Credit: Getty Images/Tero Vesalainen
Scroll a bit less, work a bit more
The term "mental health" is used too often today. We hear about a variety of factors that contribute to it, but not all in a positive way.
Consider these downers: internet and cellphone burnout and TV binge-watching. They all can contribute to depression and anxiety. While watching a TV commercial, any purchase is as easy as a tap or two on your phone. And do you really need the item?
What will improve a person's state of mind is a steady job with a place to go to and interacting with real people, not the electronic kind.
There is no such thing as quick money, so don't believe those broadcast attention-grabbers.
Watching TikTok? It doesn't offer a pension plan the last time I looked.
Just think, you don't have to talk with ChatGPT — you can talk to a human.
Work is good. It helps define who you are, and the money helps, too.
Charley Frey, Huntington
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