We’ve been talking over this past month about Information inflow, or how information gets from out there in the universe to you. There are so many different sources and so many different ways to gain access to the media at large that it can seem nearly impossible to take in everything that you need to. I have a couple of different ways that I get my daily dose of information overload that make it so that my brain doesn’t pop out of my head with everything that we see every day.
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1) Feedly – I do like reading the news, but the thing that drives me nuts is having to go hunting for something every day. Because there are a wild number of websites and digital magazines that have information for me, I used to have to go searching to find the things that I wanted. The problem was that when I was able to find something that I was interested in reading, There were also a million other articles and ads and whatever that made it nearly impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff of news. Last year I discovered Feedly, and it has changed my life. The way that it works is that you can find nearly and digital newspaper, magazine or blog (including my own btw) and subscribe to then through Feedly. This will mean that you don’t have to go running around to a bunch of different sites to find your information. It’s great because you can get the news from multiple various sources all funnelled into one spot.
There is a free version that will allow you to access up to 6 sources, but if you pay a small fee, then you get unlimited sources. The other thing that I like is that there is the ability to removed stories that have specific words in them. For me, I get stories removed that have words like “Murder” in them. The only reason is that I use my news to be informed about the stories that can move me forward in my career and life. Also, some words would make it so that instead of having around 200 stories in my feed every morning, I would end up having 2,000 stories in my feed every morning, and that’s too much news for me to go through.
2) HayStack TV – The other source that I get my news from is called Haystack TV. This is an app that allows me to get snippets of videos from multiple different sources. These clips are anywhere from 30 seconds to a couple of minutes, and on occasion, there will be a live stream of a current event. I like HayStack because it gives me a snippet of what’s happening in the world news and certain Tech shows. The cool thing about it is that there are apps for it for any device. This means that you will be able to access your news anywhere. I also like that the stories don’t drag out forever. The shorter clips are so that you don’t have to get too invested in a story. I will admit, they also have the ability to look at some of the late-night tv host monologues. This means that I do get a good dash of humour when I need it.
Paying attention in today’s news sphere is important, and being able to access as much information as possible is equally so. There are so many different ways to get your news and so many outlets that are providing it to you, that you need to be able to get everything you can in a timely fashion. Don’t get me wrong; there are certainly some news outlets that we can and should all be paying attention to (to say nothing of your favourite, ahem, tech blog) but making sure that you can access your news quickly and efficiently is a real time saver. With the news media coming out with new content at the rapid-fire pace that it does, it’s vital to be able to find a way to curate your news effectively.
How do you take your news?
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Boy, do I need this…excellent advice!
The Real Person!
Happy to help! Thanks so much for the comment, Paul.
I am subscribing to Feedly immediately!
The Real Person!
I’m certainly glad you see how good it could be!