From Scoble post about GReader:
>> 3. It makes me feel guilty. I have 1,000 unread items. Twitter doesn’t tell me that.
Actually, I happen to agree with this point. The feed reader tracks what is read and what is unread, and that can develop into a unhealthy habit to check "what is new" and try to "clear the feeds" from unread items several times per day.
Recently, my experience is that GReader (or any feed reader in general) tends to consume quite a lot of time, even too much time. So like Scoble, I am also looking for a better solution, which might include twitter (but twitter lists isn't it for me).
I HATED having unread items in GReader, but didn't have the time to read them. I finally forced myself to tier everything.
One folder with a maximum of 10 feeds that were un-missable for me. A second folder with a maximum of 20 feeds that were important, but not as critical (or with a lower signal-to-noise ratio) as the first one. And so on...
The results?
I'm still seeing and reading everything important (since it's in my top folder)
As I have time I can clear more and more stuff through each successive tier of folders.
When I feel like I need a little serendipity, I just click "All Items" and just see what's new, whether it's from a top-tier folder or bottom-tier folder.
Is there an aging mechanism whereby the application can automatically ignore posts that are n-days old, or with less than n-number of "like" hits?
Reason I ask is that I've just started using greeder. I tend to also get ovsessive-compulsive about making sure everything's read and ticked, so i can definitely see this as becomming a problem.
That's why I always go with different categories - I track an unusually large number of feeds, so not everything is of equal importance every day. On slow news days, though, I make my way down the categories I have organized in order of priority.
I intentionally subscribe to more feeds than I need so I'm never without, but don't feel guilty about not reading them all.
Actually, I happen to agree with this point. The feed reader tracks what is read and what is unread, and that can develop into a unhealthy habit to check "what is new" and try to "clear the feeds" from unread items several times per day.
Recently, my experience is that GReader (or any feed reader in general) tends to consume quite a lot of time, even too much time. So like Scoble, I am also looking for a better solution, which might include twitter (but twitter lists isn't it for me).