I stay away from most news sites. I only skim CBC and BBC. I constantly look back in histroy for perspective. It helps me realize we are living in one of the best times in humanities' existance.

I'm pessimistic, so I constantly get pleasant surprises when things turn out better than I expect. It's nice.

Old mate: I mean just look at it.
Me: What?
Old mate: This. All of it. A billion miles of sterile space and billion dead years either side of us and here you are bitching about your little problems. The sun will wipe this lot clean soon enough. Get over yourself.
Me: Um, sorry mate. You OK?

Edit: will

I stay off the internet more and only try to read terrible news about the world once a week. There's always a war somewhere on the world that I can't do anything about, so I don't have to read about it every day.

I also bought an eBook-Reader without WiFi and I started reading books again.

It's good.

i pursue the activities with the highest dopamine reward built in on a regular basis.

it turns out that it also accdentally forces me to check out of all media for the entire weekend and i'm okay with that.

"God's been good to me before, miraculous even, so why wouldn't He be good to me tomorrow as well?"

What is this “optimism” you speak of?

Take articles that have positive, uplifting, long-term improvements in societal well-being and republish them on social media. e.g.

• https://c.im/@derrickoswald/115680211616975044
• https://c.im/@derrickoswald/115649758650439247
• https://c.im/@derrickoswald/115648908739287836
• https://c.im/@derrickoswald/115644969116272728

It ain't much, but it's honest work.