Habits are sort of gestures or dialogues which transmitted in our routine and over a period of time which become a part of our routine. It depends on the degree of our habits to continue or to stop or change them accordingly.
Until and unless it does not harm anyone or us, there's nothing wrong in it otherwise need to think over seriously.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.