Whenever people ask me about the excessive number tabs in my browser, I simply show them Einstein's desk: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eyOIn_EOW2Q/Vmcl6O-55OI/AAAAAAAADs...

I am not Einstein but it is probably not a bad idea to have a whole lot of interesting things around you all the time. Sort of like a cache or the way proteins are synthesized, like swimming in a nutritious soup. "Oh, look here is a piece that fits!".

One basically decreases the chance of forgetting interesting and useful information. "Out of sight, out of mind."