the internet is the mental equivalent of junk food. We travel to places in our minds, but little of what we encounter is nourishing. We return from such a journey with little of real value and a nagging sense that we could have used our time more productively.

Ultimately you'll have to determine the info-diet that works for you. But if you insist on endlessly consuming whatever the web serves you, know that this banquet culminates in a bitter dessert: at the end of your life, when you're weighing your regrets, you probably won’t say “Man, I wish I’d spent more time browsing the web.”