I’m dyslexic and have ADHD while studying and working in mental health. I’ll do self directive research at work to better myself when I have a little ‘ah ha!’ moment, it’s still scattered but naturally I’m interested. While the stuff for study gets sidelined into a doom pile of saved articles and overwhelm. My “to-read” list would just keep growing, and the articles I saved in “read-it-later” apps would often end up being “never-read”.
So I am curious to ask, do you guys use any read-it-later apps? Ever run into any issues while using them?
For me, I use pocket but I quickly fall behind - way more in than out. That’s primarily down to me and my efforts but the application itself does nothing to assist me.
If you’ve had the same struggle, how did you tackle it? Or could you recommend some tools that might help?
Interested in everyone’s thoughts.
When I was in college, I explored learning tools more than I explored knowledge itself. I use Pomodoro, To-Do List, Pocket, etc. every day, but I screw up my course grades. Later, I realized that knowledge and information should stay in my brain instead of the computer. So I gave up on those tools and instead tried to remember what I saw on the spot. Of course, this is actually hard to do, so I still rely on browser bookmarks and reading lists (Chrome and Edge are both good). But unlike before, I no longer feel the least bit guilty about the pile of unread stuff on my reading list. Human energy is limited. If you chase two rabbits at the same time, you will not be able to catch either. So, when I was researching game development, I read a lot of great Internet articles and added them to my bookmarks or reading list when I was done. As I work on front-end development, I read other great articles and add valuable ones to my bookmarks or reading list. Until one day when I become interested in game development again, I will browse related articles again, and they are there quietly waiting for me. This is good.
In short, don’t feel guilty about your ever-growing reading list. If you can’t be bothered to read it, you don’t need it just yet. Even if you forget that you have saved it and re-google the content you are interested in, what does it matter?
Sorry for going off topic, I don’t mean to criticize anything. Also, I’m not a native English speaker and Google Translate helped me write this.