Comments on: Calling for the Death of Consumption Guilt http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/07/calling-for-the-death-of-consumption-guilt/ Make Things Happen Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: RSS Irrelevant? « Resolute Thinking http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/07/calling-for-the-death-of-consumption-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-19239 RSS Irrelevant? « Resolute Thinking Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:47:42 +0000 http://www.brasstackthinking.com/?p=1633#comment-19239 [...] it and put it to use. There is almost a feeling of guilt in not being able to look at everything. Amber Naslund unsubscribed to everything in her reader, realizing that she wasn’t getting the value out of her subscriptions that she used to or [...] [...] it and put it to use. There is almost a feeling of guilt in not being able to look at everything. Amber Naslund unsubscribed to everything in her reader, realizing that she wasn’t getting the value out of her subscriptions that she used to or [...]

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/07/calling-for-the-death-of-consumption-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-19056 Ari Herzog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:23:26 +0000 http://www.brasstackthinking.com/?p=1633#comment-19056 GOOD FOR YOU for eliminating the clutter and starting fresh. I routinely unfriend people on Facebook, unfollow people on Twitter, and unsubscribe from blogs in my rss reader. And so forth. Sometimes I friend/follow/subscribe in a subsequent reverse decision. Sometimes I don't.<br><br>Fact is, unless the reason for my doing anything is the same as why I did it initially, I am wasting my time by keeping something around just because I once had a reason. It's why I follow this blog but don't follow either of the primary authors on other media. I am enriched reading what I read, and commenting what I comment. But if I stop reading this blog tomorrow, so be it. Social proof tells me if something is meant for me to read, it will find its way to me. GOOD FOR YOU for eliminating the clutter and starting fresh. I routinely unfriend people on Facebook, unfollow people on Twitter, and unsubscribe from blogs in my rss reader. And so forth. Sometimes I friend/follow/subscribe in a subsequent reverse decision. Sometimes I don't.

Fact is, unless the reason for my doing anything is the same as why I did it initially, I am wasting my time by keeping something around just because I once had a reason. It's why I follow this blog but don't follow either of the primary authors on other media. I am enriched reading what I read, and commenting what I comment. But if I stop reading this blog tomorrow, so be it. Social proof tells me if something is meant for me to read, it will find its way to me.

]]> By: kelleyrobertson http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2010/07/calling-for-the-death-of-consumption-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-19036 kelleyrobertson Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:00:51 +0000 http://www.brasstackthinking.com/?p=1633#comment-19036 I remember reading Timothy Ferris's book a few years and immediately unsubscribing to 90% of the newsletters I received. I can't say I missed many of them. <br><br>In the last year, I have fallen into the same trap with my reader. I'm noticing that I have lost interest in many of the blogs I once enjoyed reading and I experience no shame or guilt in subscribing to any of those. Plus, I don't feel guilty if I don't open my reader every day. I remember reading Timothy Ferris's book a few years and immediately unsubscribing to 90% of the newsletters I received. I can't say I missed many of them.

In the last year, I have fallen into the same trap with my reader. I'm noticing that I have lost interest in many of the blogs I once enjoyed reading and I experience no shame or guilt in subscribing to any of those. Plus, I don't feel guilty if I don't open my reader every day.

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