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Kevin Butler and the Temple of Doom Scrolling

Mexico 2026 One of my resolutions for 2026 was to stop endless scrolling on my phone. At just over two months into the year it is time to take stock of the progress or lack thereof. I would argue that I'm not a "Doomscroller" really. Really I'm not.  I'm just a news junkie. Or maybe in these current times it is important to stay on top of the news. I wonder what is happening in Iran right now. I should go check. Ok, I'm back. Nothing new in the headlines.  I got rid of the Google News feed from my phone so I'm not being pulled down that rabbit hole. Google knows me well enough to serve up a smörgåsbord of interesting stories from cycling and photography to early retirement and technology. It was easy to get pulled in for an hour when I just planned to "check the news". But the WSJ app? The Daily Mail for my UK tabloid press? Those are still there to pull me back. And if that weren't enough, a Slack group with channels neatly tailored to nearl...