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The news cycle has been intense. Ditch the doom-scrolling and try hope-scrolling instead.

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Social media users are seeking out more positive content as an antidote to the constant, mostly bleak updates.

Hope-scrolling has taken on many forms over the past few years .

Even two minutes of pandemic-related content was shown to have a negative impact on one’s emotions compared with looking at acts of kindness.

Part of curation can also be muting accounts of anyone whose social media engagement leaves you feeling worse.

For example, Thea Gallagher doesn't want to follow influencers who are always making her feel like she needs to buy more stuff or engage in social comparison.

Remember that “you get to decide what you look at," Sinclair-McBride says.