I've done the following:
My phone is now always in "do not disturb" mode (I have a few key contacts that can bypass it). So I don't get a ping every time a message comes in. I check messages at my own convenience, usually once an hour during business hours and once every few hours outside of business hours. So far, the earth has not stopped rotating and I'm actually more productive at work as I'm not stopping what I'm doing and reacting to every single email and text that comes in.
Deleted all social media accounts except Twitter and Linkedin. The rest, who needs them? Just noise and distraction, especially Facebook.
I cut my cable. That means no network news whatsoever. Not even Fox News. I get all the news I need on Free Republic, Twitter feeds and a few other select sites like TownHall and Reddit. So no more gratuitous Trump-bashing, no more shouting and no more constant negativity.
Finally, I have much more time for reading. Been reading 2-3 books a WEEK for the past year or so.
Leave my phone on Do Not Disturb and just check it occasionally.
I have no cable on my tv except thru the Spectrum app. Rarely watch it and mostly stream everything.
I watch 0, yeah 0, news. Have found I just don’t need the aggravation.
I still have FB but really only to stay in touch with the family back east. Check it each morning and just scroll thru the BS. Not in any groups or news or....
Starting a new biz which is rather stressful right now meeting all the regs etc. but once it’s up and running smoothly turning it over to my niece and daughter.
Life is good! And so much better since I’ve cut out all the news crap.