Even if you haven’t heard the term “doomscrolling” before, I’d bet you’ve participated in it. The glare from your phone lights your face with its eerie glow, your thumb seems to have a mind of its own ...

Doomscrolling describes when someone spends an excessive amount of time consuming large quantities of news or other content, particularly negative news, on social media and other websites. The content ...

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that multiple studies have associated doomscrolling – compulsively consuming bad news and depressing ...

A survey of 1,000 U.S. adults found 62% have experienced recurring digital burnout. As technology increasingly dominates work, social lives and entertainment, constant stimulation has ... Read moreThe ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. One of today’s most underestimated workplace distractions isn ...

A new addiction is on the rise. Many call doomscrolling a way to kill time, but it’s really an addiction. Like many addictions that have consequences, doomscrolling creates mental and physical health ...

Picture the scene: it’s 2am. Your eyes burn, a dull ache throbs behind your temples, and your phone's blue light casts a ghostly glow. Hours have melted into the digital ether since you swore you'd ...

Doomscrolling has become an unavoidable part of daily life—an impulsive habit where hours are lost to emotionally exhausting content. For Jamie, a 26-year-old in Toronto, Canada, the act is far more ...

How many times a day do you find yourself picking up your phone and scrolling through your favorite apps without even realizing? It becomes instinctive and habitual, often distracting you from work or ...

You said you’d sleep by 10 p.m. But somehow, it’s 1:23 a.m., and you’re deep in a TikTok rabbit hole watching a black cat and white cat couple give birth to a lion, Twitter (sorry, X) drama, and a ...