The surprising way to fight political exhaustion
January 20, 2026
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as posted by the channelWhat's the best way to deal with political fatigue? Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom recommends getting more involved.
"We are getting so much passive information, and we have so few opportunities to act," she told PBS News' Geoff Bennett. "We are tired then, not from doing too much, but from doing too little."
"The more time you spend doing something, ... the less exhausted you are by the onslaught of information that really wins when it can convince you that the only thing you can do is watch what is happening to you," she later added.
Cottom, a MacArthur Fellow and New York Times columnist, spoke with Bennett for PBS News' podcast, "Settle In."
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