…but it can change your life. This is a guest post from my friend Jason Larsen who serves at Washington State University as the Operations Missional Team Leader for Campus Crusade…phew, that’s a mouthful! He’s a great thinker and loves harnessing the power of technology.
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I love my RSS reader (aka: blog reader, news reader, aggregator). I really feel like it has changed my life for the better. Let me tell you how.
“Ideation” is one of my top 5 strengths (from StrengthsFinder), and “input” is probably one of my top 10 strengths. Google Reader (the RSS reader that I use) allows me to follow the thirty-something blogs (and update-able websites) that interest me and allow me to flourish in my personal strengths.
Google Reader has allowed me to:
- Read about different strategies people are using in various ministries, businesses, etc.
- See great ideas in action (DIY projects, Technology uses, etc.)
- Be more productive by reading about new technologies / strategies that are available
- Be a more informed and effective leader because of the challenging blogs I follow
- Be in the know about friends I care about (the ones that blog but never call or e-mail)
Be informed about the latest local, national & global news sources I care about
What’s the best thing about all of this? It takes me less than twenty minutes a day, and I only have to go to a single web-page. Beautiful.
AND…one of the greatest features of Google Reader, is the search function. Within Google Reader, you can search the content of all the blogs you follow. This basically gives me a personal search engine that only searches the blogs (and websites) that I trust!
If you haven’t tried using a reader yet, give it a try. I would definitely recommend Google Reader. Here is a quick video that will help get you started using it.
What has your experience been using an RSS reader?
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You can read more from Jason on his blog.
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