Thing 4- RSS...Really So Simple?
Hmmm.. I question where everyone is getting all this time to read all of these blogs. Did they pass out more time and I didn't get any??
Information overload- I just had a discussion with my fiance' about this last night. We were sitting on the webcam and I started doing a bunch of other things- things like emailing my son's school, checking my work email, updating a webpage, reading about a city I may travel to, finding recipes for my mom's visit next week.... I ended up with a huge headache! It was just too much stuff. Information overload. We reminisced about the days when there were no cell phones, no computers or internet, no microwave, no texting..and no voicemail...and when you had to get a hold of someone you called or sent a letter. It seemed like life went at a slower pace. You had to wait for a call back; you had to wait for a letter... nowadays we get impatient if we do not get our answer within a couple of minutes!
I am not a blog reader. I do not have issues with the "sheer volume" of blogs to keep track of. This has not (and will not) be an issue for me. I have many other things to do in my life. I can see though that for some people, having an RSS feed would put everything into one place for them and they can just skim the title and decide whether to read it or not. It cuts down on time.
So, how to handle creating so many RSS feeds to begin with? It is simple really. Make sure to only subscribe to those sites that are useful. What is it that you want out of a feed? For me, it is not useful to read about what people feel or think about something. I want ideas; I want new things to try. Cut out the the dirt; give me the rocks. (okay, my son's twitter feed on his band is an exception!)
QUALITY not QUANTITY. Pick only those you use. When you find you have too many, weed it out- like your clothes closet. Do this regularly. Those sites you do not "wear" for a month or two, get rid of them. You will feel better aftwerwards- and perhaps free up some more time!
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