Does this information help me solve a current problem?
To make your information intake useful, apply three filters:
Is this idea likely to be relevant in ten years? (Prefer books over tweets).
Am I going to do something with this within the next 24 hours?
Utility is found in the application of knowledge, not the accumulation of it. By narrowing your focus and raising your standards for what you allow into your mind, you transform from a distracted bystander into a focused architect of your own life.