Stop Reading the News
Stop Reading the News by Rolf Dobelliby Rolf Dobelli
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended by readers as an excellent book on the topic, with several urging others to take its advice and stop reading the news.
Recommended by readers as an excellent book on the topic, with several urging others to take its advice and stop reading the news.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent book on the topic
“Rolf Dobelli wrote an excellent book on this topic”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “I Stopped Following the News” “There is a great book about this from Rolf Dobelli”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “I Stopped Following the News” Advice to stop reading news
“IOW follow Rolf Dobelli's advice and "Stop reading the news!"”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “The War Against Misinformation Is Over. The Lies Won” “Take Rolf Dobelli's advice - don't listen to the news”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Stop Reading the Newsby Rolf DobelliThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Take Rolf Dobelli's advice - don't listen to the news”
“IOW follow Rolf Dobelli's advice and "Stop reading the news!"”
“There is a great book about this from Rolf Dobelli”
“Rolf Dobelli wrote an excellent book on this topic”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.