How do you keep up??

These days, there is just way too much stuff. Too much stuff on the internet, too many websites to visit, too many news channels to read and watch, too many social platforms, and just too many people to talk to. How do we keep up with it all? It's hard to stay on top of things because so much can get in the way of what we're doing at the time..whether we read an email and forget about it, go on vacation and can't get to our email for a few days, don't know the latest trend going on, or miss something that someone posted on Facebook or Twitter that eventually disappears in a few hours. 

The best way is to just prioritize your life. Figure out what is most important and start with that. For email, for instance, try responding to an email right away rather than reading it and then saying you'll get back to it. Or, if you have email that is more than 2 weeks old and you haven't done anything about it...delete it! Or archive it at least...make folders with different names so you know where everything is and can find it more easily. 

As for trends, it usually doesn't matter if you're on top of every single one or are the first one to know about something...unless it's your job to. You'll find out eventually and no one will know that you didn't already know. I am usually the last person to know about things and I've learned to live with it. I don't always have the time or energy to read news and keep up with celebrities or fashion trends. So, just prioritize what's more important and worry about that. Don't fret about keeping up with everything and worry about making time for everything every day. Just do the most important things first.