Welcome back to Lit in a Nutshell — the show where we break big ideas into bite-sized brilliance. Today, we’re diving into a book that challenges one of the most ingrained habits of modern life: the daily news cycle.

In Stop Reading the News, author and thinker Rolf Dobelli makes a bold claim: consuming news is not only unnecessary, it’s harmful — to our focus, our mental health, and our ability to think clearly. Dobelli argues that news is like junk food for the mind: addictive, distracting, and rarely meaningful. Instead of keeping us informed, it overwhelms us with noise, anxiety, and stories we can’t act on.

In this episode, we’ll unpack Dobelli’s case against news consumption, explore why he believes deep, slow, and curated information is the path to a clearer mind, and look at what life might feel like when you step off the spinning wheel of constant updates.

So settle in — and maybe, just maybe, put that news app on pause — as we crack open Stop Reading the News, here on Lit in a Nutshell.