You cannot control the news, you cannot control politics, you cannot control the stock market. But you can control how you respond to these things, and how much you let them impact you. Creating a healthy, balanced life starts with saying "no" to the doomscrolling anxiety spiral.

We often think that we should be "doing something" at all times, and when it comes to the stuff we can't control, we tend to confuse "over-informing ourselves" with "doing something." But good financial habits often mean tuning out the noise and *not* reacting to every update.

Here are a few things to do that will actually help:

-Vote
-Read actual books instead of just your feeds
-Curate a healthy news diet
-Talk through your anxieties
-Save
-Build a source of side income
-Learn why the stock market isn't the economy
-Practice mindfulness
-Volunteer