This comment pulled me in and I've reread it several times. Tere is a lot of truth here. I appreciate how information hoarding can be a sign of status seeking. More knowledge, more skill, more times being the person who just knows the answer. Fear (of missing out) is a classic symptom of status seeking.

The problem is that some degree of information hoarding has paid off for me. It sometimes really does improve your skill and impress your peers. Aside from fasting type interventions, what I think is needed in addition to this is some form of wisdom relating to knowing what is valuable to hoard, read, or study. It's like drinking alcohol. If you are getting drunk all the time it is probably a good idea to stop completely. But there are real benefits of social drinking.

This makes me convinced I need more skill in establishing and recognizing priorities when it comes to information gathering.