I battle with this and one thing that's been helping me a lot is "Letting It Cool". By that I mean that I delay reading "new" things until they've had a chance

I battle with this and one thing that's been helping me a lot is "Letting It Cool". By that I mean that I delay reading "new" things until they've had a chance to lose their "newness". I've found that newness is a false signal for value. Just because something is new, we tend to errantly assign extra value to it. You can combat this by removing the new quality from the item by putting it somewhere where it can "cool down". For me, I save all the articles I want to read for the weekend. I just email the articles to myself and they go in a special folder and that's where they cool off for a few days. When you first start doing this, it is surprising how much some articles lose their perceived value over a few days. An article that I was really excited about when I first saw it will often induce a "meh" a few days later. On the other hand, some articles still retain their value and appeal several days later. I end up spending far fewer hours a week reading articles because of this method. It also helps to keep me focused since I don't let my mind wander to other topics during my work day. This also works for other things like movies, tv shows, facebook, etc. If you want to see the true value of something, delay enjoying it until the newness has worn off. It helps reduce what you consume and increases the quality of what you do. If your goal is to produce more and consume less, then this strategy can really help. http://devopsu.com/blog/productivity-tip-let-it-cool/ http://devopsu.com/blog/productivity-tip-let-it-cool/