The economy is cratering.

I prefer pitches via email in the morning (between 9am and 11am).

The recent onslaught of dystopian stories related to the coronavirus pandemic, combined with stay-at-home orders, have enabled our penchant for binging on bad news. She has a master's degree specializing in business and economics from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, speaks Spanish, and has been to Walt Disney World 13 times.

Karen Ho, a finance reporter for Quartz, has been tweeting about doomscrolling every day over the past few months, often alongside a gentle nudge to stop and engage in healthier alternatives. Swap 'vicious cycles' for 'virtuous cycles'.

If Ho's daily reminders aren't enough to break the habit, clinical psychologist Dr. Amelia Aldao warns that doomscrolling traps us in a "vicious cycle of negativity" that fuels our anxiety. And I literally tell them, "Set up a timer.".

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Read writing about Quartz Communications in Quartz. Watch. Find the best way to get in touch with Karen by joining Muck Rack. Still, you incessantly scroll though bottomless doom-and-gloom news for hours as you sink into a pool of despair.

You do want to know what's happening in the world, so the solution isn't to never go online again, but it's finding boundaries. Karen Ho, a finance reporter for Quartz, recently coined the term “doomscrolling,” the incessant checking of social media most of us are powerless to resist. Karen Ho, a finance reporter for Quartz, has been tweeting about doomscrolling every day over the past few months, often alongside a gentle nudge to stop and engage in healthier alternatives. US jobs report for September shows 865,000 fewer working women, The complete list of jobs that make it incredibly easy for Americans to move to Canada, US President Donald Trump's economic record in 13 charts, New data show rich people hold more stocks than ever, Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with PBS SoCal and KCET, The first printing of Obama's book is so big the publisher is calling in German reinforcements, The US’s record low poverty in 2019 is too good to be true, Follow Special Election News Coverage on PBS SoCal and KCET, Woodward’s book proves Americans still want to read about Trump, Bob Woodward’s book proves Americans still want to read about Trump, What it takes for a city to jump into the knowledge economy, Review: The Killers sixth studio album ‘implodes’ on itself, Author and BoJack Horseman writer hosts virtual seminar on coping with loneliness, Lego sales get 14% boost from desperate parents, President Trump is forgetting Kenosha's Black residents, Q&A: Alumnus and Variety graphic designer reflects on academic and professional journey.

Here's How To Find Balance. — Karen K. Ho (STAY AT HOME) (@karenkho) April 4, 2020 In another post that same day, she added: “you can keep doomscrolling tomorrow.” Others are following suit. Find the best way to get in touch with Karen by joining Muck Rack. Quartz names Karen Ho as global finance and economics reporter. When you suddenly realize you are running out of money, Austin City Limits: Rufus Wainwright – Preview | PBS SoCal. Author: Karen K. Ho. Here's some of her advice on how to temper the doom: I work mostly with clients who experience anxiety and part of what I've been doing with them now for weeks, for months, is actually setting limits to how much they're scrolling. "Now you look around yourself, and everything feels gloomy, everything makes you anxious. Karen Ho, a finance reporter for Quartz, has been tweeting about doomscrolling every day over the past few months, often alongside a gentle nudge to stop and engage in healthier alternatives. You see that coronavirus infections are up.

"Doomscrolling," has emerged as a new slang term to describe the practice of endlessly consuming doom-and-gloom news. But the habit is eroding our mental health, experts say. And then periodically checking in with yourself — have I found what I needed?

Discover Medium. Maybe your kids can't go back to school. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with PBS SoCal and KCET. Quartz is a guide to the new global economy. Introducing Trends: visualize news in real-time and discover top authors or outlets. Ho first saw the term in a Twitter post from October 2018, although the word may very well have much earlier origins. I prefer pitches via email in the morning (between 9am and 11am).

This byline is mine, but I want my name removed. I'm a global economics and finance reporter at Quartz based in New York. Simone Golob/Getty Images Welcome to a place where words matter. If emailing, my ideal email length is 2–3 paragraphs and I would prefer not to receive follow-up emails.

I never check newswires for new story ideas. Figuring things out and finally leaving Twitter (again) February 22, 2019 February 23, 2019 by Karen K. Ho.

... Quartz names Karen Ho as global finance and economics reporter. Danny Hensel and Barrie Hardymon produced and edited the audio for this story. I do not respond if I'm not going to cover the story you pitch me. She has a master's degree specializing in business and economics from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, speaks Spanish, and has been to Walt Disney World 13 times. "Doomscrolling," has emerged as a new slang term to describe the practice of endlessly consuming doom-and-gloom news.

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