Comments on: The Blogging Journey – Part IV

By: The Blogging Journey - Part VI | Life-Long Learner

The Blogging Journey - Part VI | Life-Long Learner — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:49:31 +0000

[...] about interesting finds. Then the smack in the forehead came when I had so many responses to the Blogging Journey IV post. I was struggling to keep up to all the blog postings that I subscribe to and I was reaching [...]

By: Tam Miller

Tam Miller — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:25:23 +0000

Thank you to everyone who has commented so far. These are really great suggestions.

As a new blogger, I know that my skills to select what will be read now and what will be read later will continue to develop during my blogging journey. It’s all a part of my learning process, which I am enjoying so much.

Once again thank you. Your support and guidance is always welcomed and appreciated.

Have a glorious day.

By: hantkecj

hantkecj — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:36:47 +0000

I too have the same problem. I spend way too much time reading and checking links in one blog!! I’ve started only scimming most blog entries untill something really intrigues me. Or like today, I lot out an hour or two anddevote it to catching up on all the blogs I’m subscribed too. It’s tricky

By: nwinton

nwinton — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:48:05 +0000

1 – Use a good RSS reader and start being more selective about which blogs you read on the original site.

2 – Use folders to organise your feeds

3 – Delete some blogs from your reading! You don’t have to read everything that everyone has to say… You will find that you will naturally filter some people out and you will tend to read just a few religiously… this usually happens about 18 months after you start…

4 – Read other people who read lots of blogs. They will do a lot of filtering for you! (eg: CoolCat/David Warlick)

5 – Keep an open mind… don’t just read edublogs. Read Design blogs (like Presentation Zen) and humour blogs (like icanhascheezburger)… You’re just as likely to get a good idea for education from blogs which have not been written by anyone in education!

6 – Never feel guilty if you don’t manage to post as often as you’d like.

And the best advice of all:

7 – Read Johnny Bunko… now… go on, do it!

(Oh, and PS: Raed Alec’s blog… it’s really good!)

By: couros

couros — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:46:59 +0000

As Kyle suggests, balance is key. Sometimes I just nuke my blog list (mark all as read) except for the folders I need to read (such as this blog!). Some things have to wait ….

By: Stress! « April Soloway’s Weblog

Stress! « April Soloway’s Weblog — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:07:03 +0000

[...] Well, I haven’t been blogging as much as I’d like to be; I can really relate to Tam’s post about how time-consuming blogging is! I’ve been reading, thinking, and taking little notes [...]

By: lichtenwald

lichtenwald — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:27:05 +0000

Well Tam, the first step is realizing that you can not read it all and it is OK to mark all as read sometimes. One has to find balance.

As for tips, I usually use the short cut “ctrl click” to open the link in a new tab. Unless I need the linked info immediately I leave the tab until I am done reading the blog. Then I glance at the open tabs and usually close them with a quick skim. As you surf you will figure out your own strategies and one does get faster surfing as they practice.