After a long weekend of travel, the number of “unread items” I had racked up in my blog reader was inducing panic attacks every time I checked in to put a dent in the ominously ever-growing pile. In the end, there were really just a few items that I saved for a full read–and the only reason I have for why slogging through hundreds of posts is preferable to simply hitting “mark all as read” when I get behind and starting clean. <\/p>\n
In retrospect, however, I have to wonder: Did I really need to know any of this information? Wouldn’t these topics be covered again if they were really important (a quick multi-site\/source rehash of the same topic seems to be how things are distributed online)? Is online content like advertising, where you see a message at least seven times before it really registers anyway?<\/p>\n
Whatever the answer, I can’t seem to stop my greedy consumption. Like other bad habits of mine<\/a>, this may be a behavior I need to work on altering somewhat in order to lead a more personally productive life. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for lunchtime reading material, here’s a quick sampling of what I learned:<\/p>\n The art of management<\/a><\/b> Apple To Improve Download Sound Quality, Will You Notice the Difference?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\nBusiness has much to learn from the arts.\n<\/p>\n
\nFear and Gaming: Being and Nothingness and “Minecraft” <\/a><\/b>
\nMinecraft, an ugly game with no point and endless possibility.<\/p>\n