There's a certain calm that comes from closing the news sites and social networking feeds, and just checking everything as a digest at the end of the work day.

There's a certain calm that comes from closing the news sites and social networking feeds, and just checking everything as a digest at the end of the work day. Staying informed is good, but there are relatively small number of things that need a reaction in real-time. Eventual consistency is sufficient, and frees cognitive cycles for things I have immediate influence over.