Sister Sharpens Sister

How to Stop Doomscrolling: Practical Tips and Tricks


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You don't have to carry the entire internet in your brain. If you’ve ever closed an app feeling drained or tense, this episode gives you concrete tools to stop the spiral and take back control of your time and focus.

We offer some practical strategies you can start using immediately:

  • Turning your phone to grayscale (grey-mode)

  • Adding friction to your scrolling habits

  • Using the “one positive for every negative” rule

  • Time-boxing news consumption

  • Replacing scroll time with structured challenges like the 75 Booked Reading Challenge

If you want to stay informed without sacrificing your attention span, we offer a framework to do just that.


Good Sites for Good Feels

From Dalena: (on Facebook)

  • Second Shot Adoption Photos
  • Nardi Linguistics Shorts
  • That Good News Girl

From Shelon: (on TikTok)

  • The Kaiser Boys - Games
  • officialdrewcooks
  • katievanslyke

From Karen: (on Instagram)

  • Build Alpha
  • Hazel the mini wiener
  • andrea.nelson.art


See ya next week!


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Sister Sharpens SisterBy Karen Vaughn, Dalena Smith and Shelon Milligan