I first filter front-page submissions based on number of comments. Out of those, I focus mostly on things that will be immediately useful or relevant, and avoi

I first filter front-page submissions based on number of comments. Out of those, I focus mostly on things that will be immediately useful or relevant, and avoid reading stuff that merely piques my curiosity. With these two criteria applied, I find that I only have two or three submissions per day to read. It's quite nice.