[gitgud]

It's hard but eventually you can be content, knowing that it's impossible to process the fire hose of information flying around everyday.

What helps is not trying to read the news everyday. Go for a week without reading news, you'll feel much more in tune with your local surroundings and be able to focus on what you care about more.

Arron Swartz has a good article on this.

http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/hatethenews