Organize feeds by priority Aug13 '07
It's been a couple weeks since I decided to organize my RSS feeds by priority, rather than similarity.
I can't tell you how much time this is saving me. Trying to read hundreds of RSS subscriptions is a daunting task. Now that I've classified each subscription based on it's importance to me, I can more easily skip over the content that is of no interest at the current time.
In the past, the "of little interest" content would be merged with the important content, and that became a mess real quick.
Also, heavy subscriptions, such as news sites, produce dozens of posts each day. Higher frequency subscriptions automatically have less priority. I can't keep up with the rush of content, and expect to keep my job, and have a life.
I think all heavy RSS users should take the time and prioritize each subscription. It's an extremely efficient way to read lots of content.
Categories: Efficiency 
, Organization , RSS
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