After reading about unbelievable traumas from all corners of the globe every day, most of us don’t feel refreshed, optimistic, or energized. Instead, we can easily feel fearful or depressed because our sense of safety and joy in the world is being shaken. But it’s not just the news that seems to be having this impact: Social media adds to the problem. Watching social media appears to be a surefire way to make people feel inferior, that their lives are boring, or their romantic relationship is deficient in some critical way. On some level, it may feel like watching the news or engaging on social media is essential to knowing what’s going on and being prepared for the world. It’s a survival strategy. Our tendency to focus on the negativity in the news is essentially inherited. This has more impact today than ever: Four decades ago, we had access to the news maybe twice a day, reading the morning paper and watching the evening news.