I'm embarrassed to say that not once, but several times, I've collect loads of feeds and then rarely made good on reading them all.
The stuff I was interested in would change over time, so I was left with feeds I wasn't so interested in anymore. I tried different feedreaders. And I would always feel overwhelmed when I saw 4,283 unread messages.
So I'm back trying it again with a "must read" folder in Google Reader and only putting feeds in that I definitely want to read.
But when I do subscribe and am committed to reading, I try to make an effort to at least open every post and start reading it.
Why is this so emotional for you? Writers barely know if you're reading, so it doesn't seem worth any stress or "overwhelming" feelings for you to work so hard on selecting feeds or catching up on them.
The stuff I was interested in would change over time, so I was left with feeds I wasn't so interested in anymore. I tried different feedreaders. And I would always feel overwhelmed when I saw 4,283 unread messages.
So I'm back trying it again with a "must read" folder in Google Reader and only putting feeds in that I definitely want to read.
But when I do subscribe and am committed to reading, I try to make an effort to at least open every post and start reading it.