I've found feeds become much more manageable on Google Reader if you get used to the keyboard shortcuts of j/k'ing forward and back through items. Assess each i

I've found feeds become much more manageable on Google Reader if you get used to the keyboard shortcuts of j/k'ing forward and back through items. Assess each item based on its headline, and build up a rhythm of j-j-j, moving quickly past less interesting items. I've noticed myself reading far less inane articles since picking up the habit.