Brent Billock

Getting excited for next Friday, May 15, when my alt-80s Band plays our #INXS tribute at The Southgate House Revival, just across the river from Cincinnati in Newport, KY.

Come party with my original band Evening Redness tonight. FREE local rock from us and two other terrific bands at Oddfellows on Elm Street in #Cincinnati

Hey y'all. My alt-80s band is going all-in on INXS in May. It's been almost 38 years since the original lineup's last Cincinnati-area appearance, and only one tribute has passed through town in the last decade, so we're hoping to pack the house at the Southgate House Revival on May 15. If you're an INXS fan and somewhere near Cincinnati, you should definitely be there.

I've wondered for months now what is going to be the magic formula to end the doomscrolling.

I've had some success cutting the number of sessions by really focusing on to-do lists and changing the way I value my interaction with them. The key there is crediting myself for time spent on worthwhile activities over measuring myself by accomplishments logged. Often I don't have complete control over whether my efforts are successful, but I absolutely have control over whether I'm spending time on the right activities to make success more likely.

But I still hadn't found a trick to end a session of scrolling. Time limits were easy to ignore and what was supposed to be 10 minutes could easily become 30. Until I stumbled upon a rule for myself. As soon as I finish reading or watching something that upsets me, I put it down. I don't scroll on to the next thing hoping that will make me feel better, I just stop engaging with that platform for now.

It's not exactly burying my head in the sand. I can still think about the thing that upset me, decide whether there's something I want to do or think about in response to it, but not on the platform where I found it, and not now.