1) accept that you're never ever going to be able to absorb all the news, even in one narrow field, even if you spend 80 hours per week trying to keep up with i

1) accept that you're never ever going to be able to absorb all the news, even in one narrow field, even if you spend 80 hours per week trying to keep up with it. 2) ask yourself what's the worst thing that could possibly happen if you missed an article or comment that didn't make it to (or didn't stay on) the front page. 3) find an alternative habit to fill those minutes between tasks at work or when you're killing time at home. A puzzle game on your phone, a book to read, a project to work on. 4) force yourself (via content blockers or just disconnecting from the internet) to avoid reading those sites for a day. Afterwards check in with yourself and notice that nothing's wrong. Do it again, for 3 days this time. Then a week.