I don't like making New Year's resolutions. I don't like doing something simply because you're supposed to. It invariably ends badly. If I decide to do something it's at a time of my own choosing and because I want to do it rather than out of any sense of obligation. A couple ... colinwalker.blog

@colinwalker When it comes wide-ranging, thought-provoking reading material, one of my favorites is Aeon. The pieces are interesting journeys into the arts, philosophy, & sciences that stand apart from the breathless churn.

@schuth Thanks, I’ll check it out.

@colinwalker Cool. If you find other sites you like, will you please share them? I’ve pruned my RSS feeds along similar lines, but would be happy to add new feeds that trade high tempo for resonance.

@schuth One that I started reading recently was Quillette. There are often interesting posts that require more than a quick glance.

@colinwalker woot, resolutions! I too recently sought to cull and diversify my RSS feeds. I've had great luck discovering new feeds to follow by following a few aggregate sources (e.g. Reddit, link blogs, etc). After I find a few good “primary" sources, I then drop off the aggregator. Also, I don't know how you feel about web comics, but I think they live well in RSS readers, and I'm obsessed with this one: Drive

@eli I used to read a few but got out of the habit.

@colinwalker +1 for AEON

@colinwalker My recommendations were too long to fit into a reply, so I wrote a post on my blog with some. Let me know what you think! :)

@kulturnation That's what Feed Hawk is for! :) (Seriously, one of my favorite new apps).

@Bruce @jack @svens Thanks all. I’ll check out that post Bruce.

@kulturnation Definitely. I can understand truncated posts in feeds (though find it annoying). But no syndication at all pushes potential audience away. Silly!