I've been in a similar path and, while I'm still not out of it, here are some of the things I've learned:
* It is OK not to read everything. It is OK to let go of old emails and tasks and articles that you've bookmarked a long time ago. They will resurface at some point when you'll need them.
* You need to understand that your motivation to read something new like a new paper, or a new blogpost, fades away pretty quickly. Next time you're about to bookmark something interesting, stop and read the damn thing. Waste some of your precious time to read it.
* Take a break, take a holiday, book a hotel somewhere alone and go through all your emails and bookmarked items. Do some reading, do some cleaning. Do what you have to do to reduce this infinite stack of information.
I can recommend using this flowchart "How to Get Motivated: A Guide for Defeating Procrastination" [1]. Consider putting it on your background on your computer.
> You need to understand that your motivation to read something new, like a new paper, or a new blogpost, fades away pretty quickly. Whatever way you use to obtain new things to bookmark, next time you're about to bookmark something interesting stop, and read the damn thing. Waste some of your precious time to read it.
Actually, I found out that if you procrastinate reading material, and you still want to read it in the near future (e.g. within a few months) it is probably worth reading it, and you should give it a whirl.
It is also OK to procrastinate with some material. For example, I still want to read Cryptonomicon, but I am intimidated by its size. However, good fiction ages well. I assume it is still a blast if I read it in 2025. So I don't feel a need for haste. I also consider fiction akin to gaming on a computer (pleasure is not useless, but can only be applied within leisure time), whereas non-fiction ages less good, and can be easier applied wrt your profession or life.
I find e-mail quite easy to deal with. I read it, process it (deal with it), and delete it (move it to trash). If I cannot deal with it right away, I don't delete it, but once in a while I go through my e-mails to get rid of such. If it is important (ie. important deadline), I star it. Approx once a year, I clean my mailbox, and make new folders for the new year.
As for news, a good newsreader with RSS which syncs between your devices yet respects your privacy is what I recommend. Don't follow too many websites, and make sure you differentiate between work(-related) and pleasure. Don't bother to follow all your websites. It is OK to miss news, comics, etc. Likewise, using Firefox on mobile and desktop allows to sync between the 2. I usually send my browser tabs from mobile to my laptop which is much more easy to interface with (IMO, YMMV, I'm from the previous century).
Also, I like to combine cleaning my stuff with other tasks. For example, you can do the dishes while listening to a podcast, or you can watch a documentary which does not interest you completely with something like reading the news. You cannot multitask, but you can change focus when it is interesting to you. This way, you can get more things done.
One thing I did learn, is that I should prioritize time with my daughter. I learned it the hard way (tho she's only 2 y.o.), and I guess if it doesn't occur to you, you can only learn it that way. Time with my daughter is the most valuable because she goes through her young life relatively quick, so if I want to experience these changes including the fun parts, then I have to spend time with her. Even if it is sometimes incredibly (mind-numbing) boring, there's no ups without such, and it isn't so much about me; it is about her, for her these experiences are interesting, and I need to remind myself about that.
* It is OK not to read everything. It is OK to let go of old emails and tasks and articles that you've bookmarked a long time ago. They will resurface at some point when you'll need them.
* You need to understand that your motivation to read something new like a new paper, or a new blogpost, fades away pretty quickly. Next time you're about to bookmark something interesting, stop and read the damn thing. Waste some of your precious time to read it.
* Take a break, take a holiday, book a hotel somewhere alone and go through all your emails and bookmarked items. Do some reading, do some cleaning. Do what you have to do to reduce this infinite stack of information.