Okay, so it isn't Spring yet, as evidenced by the now constant fall of snowflakes from the sky. But regardless I need to clean out my Google Reader feed. It has become a runaway train.
I have a tendency to Subscribe to any blog that I find intriguing (title, background, subject, etc.). This is especially true when others in the library world recommend them. I currently have over a hundred feeds coming through Google Reader and a good 60-70% are written by librarians or library staff.
The problem is that not all of them are relevant to my life, library or otherwise. Still less of them do I read on a regular basis. But my pack-rat tendencies kick in when I try to clear out the feeds.
I always think, "Oh but this one is so well written! That one had that humorous take on e-book publishers that one time! Certainly I cannot disrespect this blogger by throwing out her feed like yesterday's socks!"
I do respect each and every one of the bloggers whose feeds I subscribe to. But sometimes, it is so easy to get overloaded with ideas and career solidarity, and well ...life, that I end up with 400 unread posts in a day and end up chucking them all. And so I have committed myself to clear out Google Reader like I would clear out my wardrobe.
Just like I would toss clothes that I have not worn in a year into a Goodwill bag, so I will UnSubscribe to feeds whose posts I have not actually sat down to read in a month. Please don't hate me all you wonderful bloggers!
