"Poorly". I spent a few days writing down everything that I clicked on, read, commented on, etc, and how much time I spent doing it. After that horror, well, I

"Poorly". I spent a few days writing down everything that I clicked on, read, commented on, etc, and how much time I spent doing it. After that horror, well, I just kept doing it without tracking it, same as I've done the past many decades. The short solution is a very simple system. Pick 3 specific goals for your year, or your quarter, and before you bookmark/click/read/etc, ask yourself whether that is going to move you forward in a big way toward accomplishing one of those goals. If not, you skip it. It's Pareto Principle in a sense, and it applies to most everything. If you're tempted to "yes but" or other complications, recognize that you're sabotaging yourself and quit it. Abstinence is the other answer, but that doesn't help generate functional adaptations. GIGO. 90% of everything, very much including HN, is garbage.