My strategy pretty much consists of subscribing to good creators and curators across all channels.
I have a bookmark folder (aptly named 1) which opens:
- My Gmail "newsletters" filter view
- My AOL Reader
- HackerNews
- MetaFilter
- My Facebook "Must read" user list
- My Twitter "Must read" list
- My Reddit "Must read" list
- My Youtube "Subscriptions" page
In each one of these there's my selection of profiles that reliably create or flag good content (to my standards).
If I have the time, I also go for the noisier and long-form channels in 2:
- Newspapers
- My YouTube "Watch Later" list
- My Pinboard "Read later" list
- HN Explain (in case I missed something big)
Being able to prioritize what comes into my "inbox" and being able to defer longer or more exhaustive content for later helps me always get a pulse of things quickly without spending too much time or mental energy.
Podcasts have a routine of their own because I listen during commute and workout but I treat it like my inbox: two daily scrubs of new content, and what seems interesting goes to the "Up next" playlist.
I have a bookmark folder (aptly named 1) which opens:
In each one of these there's my selection of profiles that reliably create or flag good content (to my standards).If I have the time, I also go for the noisier and long-form channels in 2:
Being able to prioritize what comes into my "inbox" and being able to defer longer or more exhaustive content for later helps me always get a pulse of things quickly without spending too much time or mental energy.Podcasts have a routine of their own because I listen during commute and workout but I treat it like my inbox: two daily scrubs of new content, and what seems interesting goes to the "Up next" playlist.