"Paying attention is cheaper than the alternative."
Choose when and to what areas of life you apply this and stick to it.
Can't be on to everything at all times.
Survive the next wave of unrest in order to get to see the next iteration of human progress.
Save for a cataclysmic geophysical event, in which 99.8% of us are toast anyway, make sure you and yours stay alive for the next decade or so.