How to Stay Informed in 2026 (Without Losing Your Mind) : A Step-by-Step Guide

About this episode

This episode discusses how to effectively stay informed in a reactive information landscape and build a sustainable information practice.

Most of us were never taught how to actually stay informed, we just learned to react to whatever showed up in our feeds. This episode breaks down what being informed actually means (versus what social media has trained us to think it means), why the current information landscape is designed to keep you reactive instead of clear, and how to build a sustainable information practice that doesn't wreck your nervous system. We're talking about the difference between information and noise, how to vet sources without becoming a media scholar, and why preparedness looks nothing like constant vigilance. This isn't about consuming more, it's about processing better.

People in this episode

Host: Donyelle Murray

Topics covered

• staying informed
• information landscape
• media literacy
• information processing
• reactive behavior
• sustainable information practice

Keywords

• staying informed
• information noise
• media sources
• information practice
• reactive
• preparedness
• social media

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