We read in the network properly
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
My previous article about reading books caused a considerable stir, and so I decided to continue its article on how to effectively read on the network. Every day we read dozens (or even hundreds) of blogs and feature articles, and I think I can give you some useful tips on how you can do it better and more useful.
1. Read at your convenience
As is the case with books, reading blogs should be left to the time when you will be the conditions for a thoughtful study of the written material. Agree, read a great article from Smashing Magazine in an environment where you are about to call is not very convenient and pleasant. So I use the method of deferred reading - whatever catches your eye, and can be fun, I save it for later. For this I use a "star", "Add to favorites" in Google Reader and service Instapaper. Any materialchik in RSS-reader, which I can spend more than two minutes of reading out a favorite, all third-party links fall into Instapaper. The contents of these two "settlers" I waste at a moment's rest or at night, when there are almost no cases.
Fans GTD philosophy can easily recognize in my method Basket incoming cases and some other "chips" methodology. Yes, indeed, in respect of GTD read a very useful and convenient system.
2. First, the text, and then links
Many say that the network easier to read because the text often come across references, which in the book is not. However, these links are also distracting factor. You have happened that from reading one article you find yourself half an hour at the twentieth browser tab, studying something completely extraneous? I call this effect Wikipedia (online encyclopedia, as you know, is replete with references in the text).
In order not to be distracted, I suggest the following - first read the whole article is focused on the links. After you read all cursory walk around in the article you are interested in and open links in separate tabs.
3. Read comfortably
I'm using Safari browser mode and "Text Only" - you probably know about this mode. It's going to a page with text and pictures, which are presented in a single convenient window, without banners, advertisements and other things. To read the blog is the most it.
FireFox users can not give up, they have a similar extension Readability, The fans have Chrome Redux. With these extensions, the network reading compared in convenience with simple reading a paper book.
4. Gather everything in one place
I'm sure you have a few basic sources Network Fiction - RSS-Reader, Twitter, and other systems. I advise you to keep reading all sources in one place - for me it is RSS-reader. I try to translate everything, even the picture of friends LJ. The fewer sources of information, the easier it is to read.
If a website or blog supposedly no RSS-stream - still feed it URL reader, most likely he will be able to sign up for updates.
Refrain from visiting forums and sites "normal" way, not by subscription. Save time and read centrally.
The reader or friends list active subscriptions using tags or folders - it will come in handy, for example, to check on the case when there is a fighting mood, or vice versa, relax reading something light and pleasant when he not.
5. Share interesting
It seems to me that the ability to share interesting is an important quality. Do not be lazy to refer to interesting articles in your blog or on Twitter - your readers will appreciate it, and soon you will be signed centrally people zhaduyuschie new.
And even if someone says that allegedly share a stranger - a shame. But who knows what would happen to mankind if not the unquenchable thirst for knowledge?