Newsreaders: The fast way to compile ‘growth’ information

More about RSS and Newsreaders? You bet. Why? Newsreaders…

• …help you learn new things, fast
• …save you time – feeding you information that you would never search for regularly
• …give you something to do when you have 5 minutes of time and can’t start a bigger project
• …allow you to ‘tag’ articles your way, for future searches
  
• …allow you to share articles with others, and read what others share
• …stimulate your mind in ways nothing else can
• …act as a holding bin for great ideas, without bogging you down with ‘projectitis’

What do I mean by that last remark? Well, I personally tend to take too many notes about ideas I have. Instead of creating a project folder for it, or building up a billion bookmarks, or printing out a bunch of information, I do a little searching on the web, find 1-3 RSS or blog sites that talk about my idea, then subscribe to them.

Case in point: I hate cables and wires running through my house or behind my technology. Doing a bit of searching I found a great website called Unclutterer, which has golden little tidbits of information on house improvements, mind hacks, etc.

After a while, I found this article in my newsreader inbox: Ask Unclutterer: Cable clutter and wall-mounted televisions. HOW COOL IS THAT? A couple of things to note:

• I spent no time searching for the article – it just magically appeared in my newsreader inbox
• I now get great tips about other uncluttering concepts
• I can find the article in the future very easily, share the article with others, etc. etc.
• I can relax with the knowledge that I haven’t lost another article

Now what?

Your next step is to find a newsreader that works for you. There are many, but I did find a great article called The Web-Based vs. Desktop-Based Newsreader Showdown, which you should now go to.

My job is done, here. Keep on truckin!

Gregory