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I found this other comment from her a lot more interesting. And somewhat eye opening. http://www.quora.com/How-can-I-be-as-great-as-Bill-Gates-Ste...

> They are unlikely to be reading stuff like this. (This is not to slam or criticize people who do; I love to read this stuff myself.) They are more likely to go straight to a book: perhaps a biography of Alexander the Great or Catherine the Great* or someone else they consider Great. Surfing the 'Net is a deadly timesuck, and given what they know their time is worth -- even back in the day when technically it was not worth that -- they can't afford it.

This paragraph kind of reverberate with me. I like checking HN. It's interesting and while most of the times you don't learn about X, at least you know what it's out there. And I tell myself I'm "working" keeping myself updated. And then spread thin across different subjects. Because, hey! these days you have to know everything. Even more if you want to build a business and have to wear all the hats.

OTOH the words of Richard Hamming on "keeping an open door" come to mind.

Timebox and prioritize seems to be the best solution.