Many people nowadays have an almost drug addiction to news. This makes society vulnerable to destructive trends and stuff that someone else needs. In addition, most news consumes the time, attention, creative and mental resources of every single person who has not yet learned to avoid the avalanche of short notes and messages about completely unimportant things. If you refuse to mindlessly absorb news, then it becomes easier to make informed decisions and be free in judgment and setting priorities. Morale improves, time is freed up for important things. The author himself has walked this path. The plan for getting rid of news addiction and the arguments in favor of this step are described in the book.