I have found one of the best ways to increase productivity is to judiciously trim my RSS feeds.
Personally I went through my RSS feeds and determined which ones regularly provided meaningful, relevant content to help me in my profession and which ones generally led me down a path of distraction (i.e. Digg Tech).
I'm not saying I removed all distractions, as it would be hard to part with my daily Dilbert feed, but by reducing the least useful RSS feeds (especially those that were also high volume) I now have more time to focus on a select group of feeds that deserve in-depth attention because of the real value they provide.
So next time you go to add a new RSS feed to your favorite reader, ask yourself: What is the Value vs Distraction ratio of this feed?
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