HN is definitely a great community and source of quality info. But opening and reading every front page story seems a bit excessive. Just a friendly warning that HN (just like other news aggregators) becomes very addictive and can have a significant negative impact on your productivity.
The following article addresses this issue and is worth reading. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3604907
[Edit] I'm not sure why this link is not showing on the HN front page anymore. It was initially there, then it vanished. It's not a matter of upvotes either. When I scroll back several pages from the front page, it still isn't showing. Any ideas?