How to Pick NCAA Brackets and Not Go Mad in March

Don't let college basketball brackets control you

By Sarah Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 16, 2009 1:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – Obsessing over your NCAA tournament bracket? A time-management expert tells Esquire how to keep the March Madness time-suck under control.

Admit you have a problem—possibly after someone tells you, "You really seem to be getting over-involved with this whole thing.”
Cut back. Sure, "cutting it out completely might be too radical a step." Limit the amount of time you spend on your bracket.
Replace your obsession with something else. Like, you know, work.

Temple's Dionte Christmas is hugged by fans after Temple defeated Duquesne on March 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Duke fans are seen prior an NCAA college basketball game between North Carolina and Duke in Durham, NC, on Feb. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Memphis forward Pierre Henderson-Niles holds holds up a sign up for fans after defeating Tulsa on March 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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