There is definitely value in keeping up with news, especially since technology moves so fast. However, that said, 95% of what you'll read in a given day is tra

There is definitely value in keeping up with news, especially since technology moves so fast. However, that said, 95% of what you'll read in a given day is trash. Cut out as much as you possibly can. Tim Ferris took this to the extreme, and you can read about it in the Four Hour Work Week. He said that he never reads any news, ever. When there's a presidential election, he emails his friends and asks them who they're going to vote for and why, and then makes a decision based on that. IMHO, cut out all global political news. All of it is outside of your control and doesn't affect your life. Glance at a newspaper on the sidewalk occasionally and you'll get the gist of what's going on in the world. Be more judicious with other news sources also. You'll still know what's going on in technology if you only read HN every other day instead of every day. If you have lots of free time, there isn't necessarily anything wrong with reading a lot. It's only a problem if you have other goals that aren't being achieved because you're spending too much time reading. You can either be reading the news, or making the news.