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Big change for me was finally making the switch from RSS to Twitter. I didn't really do it consciously, I just found myself checking my RSS feeds less when I wa
by the_watcher 12y ago
Big change for me was finally making the switch from RSS to Twitter. I didn't really do it consciously, I just found myself checking my RSS feeds less when I was busy, as getting through a lot of outdated news while still not missing the stuff I'm interested in took a lot of time. At the same time, I found myself continuing to check Twitter and Facebook for social conversation purposes, but finding that most of the things I found interesting when I finally got around to checking my RSS feeds were pieces I'd already found via Twitter or Facebook or just a coworker shooting it out. I've now completely stopped checking my RSS feeds after moving the few sites on there I didn't already follow on Twitter. I haven't noticed that I've missed anything I would have otherwise caught (anecdotal, but measured by how often links sent to me by friends or mentioned in conversation are ones I didn't see), and the time I spend on news has cratered.
- the_watcher 12y agoAlso, if you are like me and use pinned tabs for the sites you find yourself on the most, close the HN and Reddit tabs. I spend time on both sites, but not having them pinned makes the decision to visit them an active one, rather than (psychologically) constant browsing. Also, related to switching to Twitter (this applies to Reddit too) - either make the investment in lists, mute people who don't tweet anything you are interested in that you are hesitant to unfollow, or be rigorous in curating who you follow. The noise of Twitter is by far the most common reason I hear for not using Twitter to replace RSS, but it's something you can pretty easily address in 30 minutes.