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Ask HN: How can I get better at reading news?

6 pointsby kevandoalmost 9 years ago
I like the concept of the newspaper. You had to physically hold it in a place that required room because the paper was so large. Now I&#x27;m literally using two devices at work, connected to a constant stream of information and I end up reading news every hour.<p>How do you guys manage this stream, but still stay caught up?

5 comments

brudgersalmost 9 years ago
A few years ago, when I was similarly motivated I subscribed to the print edition of <i>The Economist</i>. I made a point of reading each issue cover to cover, which required a determined effort to complete every week. I don&#x27;t know if I was ever &quot;caught up&quot; but I felt more informed and if something didn&#x27;t make it into the magazine, then that was a reasonable proxy for it lacking great importance.<p>The disclaimer is that these days I just accept that it is impossible to keep up with things I&#x27;m not all that interested in, the things I can do little about, and the things someone wants me to be outraged over.<p>Good luck.
NumberCruncheralmost 9 years ago
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veddoxalmost 9 years ago
I subscribe to an email newsletter by a major German news-website (www.dw.com). Every morning and evening, I get the most important news delivered to my inbox, one paragraph per item. It takes about a minute to scan and I am &quot;up to date&quot; on what&#x27;s happening. If there is an item that really interests me, I&#x27;ll look it up on the BBC. Of course this newsletter doesn&#x27;t give me any kind of depth or breadth of coverage, but then, how often do you really need that?
afarrellalmost 9 years ago
&gt; I end up reading news every hour.<p>If you find that this is a compulsion, you can use <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freedom.to&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freedom.to&#x2F;</a> to block yourself from it. It costs a very small amount of money that is far cheaper than losing your job.<p>Physical newspaper and magazine delivery services still exist.
selllikesybokalmost 9 years ago
1) You cannot be &quot;caught up&quot;.<p>2) What are you looking to get out of the news?<p>Accept 1, answer 2 - you&#x27;ll be most of the way there.