Well, let's see, on any given day, I read blogs, websites, magazines, newspapers, novels and emails. I also listen to NPR, which is a little like reading in that I take in a huge amount of information. Sometimes I feel completely overwhelmed by the amount of information available to me online, in print and otherwise.
Let me take you through my reading day. For the morning bus and train ride, I generally listen to my IPod and read
The Economist or some sort of news magazine. Once at the train station and waiting for my next bus, I read the
Boston Metro, a skinny, free, and local newspaper. At my office, I stream either
WBUR-Boston or
WRNI-Rhode Island, my local NPR news stations. Throughout the day, I may check in with the
Washington Post,
the New York Times,
the Providence Journal, ,
NPR,
the BBC or
CNN on the web. Don't worry, I very rarely check all of these papers in the same day. Usually, just a couple. At the gym during my lunch hour, I either continue reading The Economist or I pick up my latest novel depending on how saturated I feel. Throughout my day, I also read a fair amount for my job. These include list serves and blogs about content management systems (
CMS Watch), redesigning websites (
Pebble Road) and search engine optimization (
Jakob Nielsen UseIt). On my bus to the train station, I usually have a stimulating conversation with Dave, my lovely bus driver, about going back to school, politics, art, pornography, censoring, and much more. This prepares me for a relaxing train and bus ride home when I return to my novel du jour which I continue to read until I fall asleep.
For rest and relaxation sites when I truly feel oversaturated, I indulge in
The Superficial,
Television Without Pity and of course, some
Youtube videos or
Very Funny Ads.
Of course, there are also television shows and some human interactions that occur throughout my day and evening....just so you know.
