Either use and file it or toss it in the recycle bin. Also check out 3M's electronic Post-It program , a marvelous jewel which will do wonders to clean your desk. Keep meetings short, sweet, and focused. Make it known from the outset what your time limitations are and confirm beforehand the presence of a constructive agenda. I can't count the number of precious home hours I've lost to a company-bought pizza and managerial meandering.
Some families keep just one TV and leave it in the closet except for occasional viewing.
Even television news is mostly fluff designed more to sell commercials than to educate the public. Weather and commercials now account for half of each hour's broadcast. Keep your phone number unlisted to reduce solicitation calls. Ask to be removed from all the direct mail lists with which they are associated. Prioritize your phone time.