Deep down, it really is about your own finitude. Fear of death. Not doing enough. Not doing it right. Quest for meaning. You can explain it away with 'the info

Deep down, it really is about your own finitude. Fear of death. Not doing enough. Not doing it right. Quest for meaning. You can explain it away with 'the information age' and try to find a magic bullet organizational system [0] but it is ultimately a human problem. For a practical person, the best bet is to try to orient reading towards a goal so that you bias the random walk into a desirable direction [1]. Or to simply have fun finding connections [2]. And maybe improve things for others along the way [3]. [0] e.g. 'David Allen - getting things done' [1] visual from 'Richard Hamming - you and your research' [2] 'Isaac Newton - "like a boy playing on the seashore"' [3] poem 'HWL - Psalm of Life'