How to create more time to write

Or read. Or research. Or whatever.

After my family and job responsibilities -- both of which I'm happy to have, mind you -- nothing eats away at my writing time like the various bits of data that I've tended to swim in: my e-mail inboxes, blog feeds, scraps and stacks of paper reminding me of things I'm supposed to deal with, etc.

But in the past week, I've become a big believer in Mark Hurst's Bit Literacy, an astoundingly commonsensical approach to managing all that stuff. I feel both more productive and more relaxed than I have in weeks. It's bliss.