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    John Backus‏ @backus Sep 9

    How do you manage your “to read” list? Examples: • My friend @danielgollahon queues all blog posts/books, consuming (roughly) serially • @patrickc talks about sorting for most value • Mines a mess. Big pile of laundry on the floor, socks go missing, pick randomly from the top

    7:00 PM - 9 Sep 2018
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    • Viral Jogani Joël Sepulveda Franusic Tanay Jaipuria danthedecentralist Dan Marzec 🔪 Jason Schoorhees🔪 Omar Rizwan matt hoeft Andrew 🐐
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      2. -- ----------‏ @djmicrobeads Sep 9
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        I have a Google Doc but apparently I need a specific app (not the generic Google drive app) on my phone to edit it so I just dump into telegram. Meh.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. -- ----------‏ @djmicrobeads Sep 9
        Replying to @djmicrobeads @backus and

        I have a book list which I hardly ever update and a to read articles list which grows constantly in size, I rarely read anything from that list.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. -- ----------‏ @djmicrobeads Sep 9
        Replying to @djmicrobeads @backus and

        I will ONCE AGAIN reiterate that putting off reading anything written recently will save you so much time because most actually useless writing goes out of date quickly.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 29
        Replying to @djmicrobeads @danielgollahon @patrickc

        re: "putting off reading anything written recently" from https://www.gwern.net/Culture-is-not-about-Esthetics …pic.twitter.com/fRDHjaPfaO

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      6. Daniel Gollahon‏ @danielgollahon Sep 29
        Replying to @backus @djmicrobeads @patrickc

        Yeah, consuming media that has stood the test of time is a good heuristic for intrinsic content value. Unfortunately, this ignores the social ramifications. It doesn't matter if The Office holds up--you should watch it so you can bond with the rest of, uh, *everyone*.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      7. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 29
        Replying to @danielgollahon @djmicrobeads @patrickc

        C.S. Lewis' solution:pic.twitter.com/zjoDXbC5Pt

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Omar Rizwan‏ @rsnous Sep 9
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        Love the laundry metaphor

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 9
        Replying to @rsnous @danielgollahon @patrickc

        thanks I had fun with that lol

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      2. Mason Hartman  🏃🏻 ✂️‏ @webdevMason Sep 10
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        There’s literally a pile of like 6-8 books on the left side of the bed where a life partner should go

        3 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
      3. Mason Hartman  🏃🏻 ✂️‏ @webdevMason Sep 10
        Replying to @webdevMason @backus @danielgollahon

        pic.twitter.com/VTdtbAK9qw

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      1. arjun balaji‏ @arjunblj Sep 9
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        What I try to do: keep one tab open at a time. Instapaper the rest. What I actually do: keep opening tabs till I can’t read their names, open up more tabs digging through rabbit holes, go through them one by one till it becomes manageable.

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      1. Casey Winters‏ @onecaseman Sep 10
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        Pocket for articles. Goodreads for books. Aggressively clear out Pocket queue every week.

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      1. Hasu‏ @hasufl Sep 9
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        Let it get to 100 items, get stressed out, ultimately realize that if I haven't read them by now I never will, delete everything, start over

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      1. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv Sep 9
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        bucket into topics of interest (race, gender, tech, biz, marriage, marketing, writing) and then dig in when i happen to be in the mood

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      2. Setu Saurabh‏ @SetuSaurabh Sep 9
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        I keep reading as many articles as I can following hyperlinks after hyperlinks, down the rabbit hole till I find the right thing or I have some other immediate thing to attend. Which ends up me bookmarking the right link or this search will have to wait for next time.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Rhythm Gupta  👋‏ @iRhythmGupta Sep 9
        Replying to @SetuSaurabh @backus and

        👆🏼this works best for me too

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      1. William Minshew‏ @wminshew Oct 1
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        I stack rank my article backlog, but also don't require myself to take the top item when I dip in or finish an item I'm on if I find it low value

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      1. Sar Haribhakti‏ @sarthakgh Sep 9
        Replying to @backus

        Used to capture everything in Pocket throughout the day & read in batches. Now, I stick to 10 tabs max rule.

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      1. Ari Nielsen‏ @anielsen108 Sep 10
        Replying to @backus @danielgollahon @patrickc

        For physical books, use spacial sorting and constraint: * one shelf (visible) dedicated to "active" * one shelf in closet for "on-deck" (i.e., out of sight) * limit reference books to three other shelves * never buy a book if there is not space on shelves * spring/fall purging

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      1.  🤖 Sonya Mann  🎀‏Verified account @sonyaellenmann Sep 10
        Replying to @backus

        I do your system. Save lots of stuff, read at whim.

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