+1 I find that a good rule to follow is to avoid "interesting" subject/articles/posts. If it is not also deep, insightful and genuinely educational, avoid spending time on "interesting".
Something that has helped me reduce the collection of components for projects is that I now require that if I'm not going to use it in 90 days I can't buy it. That was in response to finding parts for projects from companies that no longer exist in my inventory of 'things to look into' :-(.