New Year, New Media Diet

I only made it half-way through Mark Hurst's Bit Literacy book (though I did just throw it back in my backpack with the intent to finish). However I have taken one of his key messages about managing the "bits" (the sum of the digital info we consume) to heart for the new year.  That message is that one way to manage the avalanche of bits we are becoming overwhelmed by is to simply reduce the bits. I have such a voracious new media appetite that I have found myself drowning in email and blog subscriptions.  I've also noticed significant overlap in the content of many of my subscriptions . So I've begun a massive campaign to unsubscribe and it feels GOOD.  I'm not looking to cut myself off from the information that I care about so I am keeping the sources that are most valuable and comprehensive. And because of the great Viigo RSS reader for my BlackBerry, which makes it easy to keep track of what I have and haven't read and catch up on information nearly any time and anywhere, I am leaning more towards blogs and away from email newsletters (call me old-fashioned but I still like these).  So if you're feeling a little overwhelmed yourself, start thinking about that unsubscribe link.