RSS Feeds, the agony and the ...

Well, no ecstasy yet. I've found a few blogs, feeds that do sound interesting, so have added them to my list of feeds. I guess what keeps hindering me is that I know I won't take the time to read most of them anyway, so it seems pointless to add them all. But it occurred to me this afternoon, that subscribing to feeds is not like subscribing to a newspaper that I feel guilty not reading everytime I walk by and see the latest issue piled on top of the rest of them. Well, okay, so I DO see that there are 32 postings on the CNN homepage, but I don't HAVE to read them if I don't have time/don't want to/whatever. It's not like another tree is being cut down to pay for the paper. BUT, if I do have a moment, a few clicks--and there the info is.
Something that I am interested in is freelance writing, and there are quite a number of blogs related to that subject. I've subscribed to a few of those and hope to enjoy them.

RSS and Self-knowledge

RSS feeds--grrr! I'm not a Wall Street investor ("buy, buy, buy!" "Sell, sell, sell!"), or anyone else who lives for the latest. And this activity was particularly painful for some reason. I couldn't find my way between bloglines and the directions on the discover 2.0 page, and then my blog wouldn't let me add a new post. (Til I was giving up in disgust and FINALLY the "New Post" note appeared!) {Sigh} I'm trying to remember the 7 1/2 habits...seeing problems as challenges.
The thing that's really frustrating to me is that even though I finally got through it, it's not likely that I'll remember it next week...much less in six months when someone comes to me at a desk somewhere and wants to know how to do it. Oh, well. Maybe I'll have enough vague recollection that I can at least point them in the right direction. Maybe...
The problem is, of course, that I can't find a personal point of 'buy-in' on this one. I can't imagine how this particular bit of technology can add anything that I want to my life, and therefore, find it difficult to generate the energy to wade through it. Okay, well, that's something, I guess. At least I've figured out why it's so painful.