Streamlining
I'm not sure from where the motivation comes, but I've had a deep desire to "clean house" a bit.
Streamlining is fantastic. Donating old clothes, removing things that add no value to living, and generally clearing out the clutter refreshes the soul. This includes throwing away useless gadgets [even old presents that I don't use], scanning and e-storing documents [I recommend Dropbox], and implementing new organization methods for all the "must keep" junk.
Recently, I've chopped down heavy Google Reader usage. I was one of those people who subscribed to great feeds and needed the "unread count" to be ZERIO - which is useless. It just sucks up too much of my time. I have recently eliminated all subscriptions that actively update the same articles online via Twitter. I realized that the archival ability of Google Reader is not valuable to me anymore. I now only use Google Reader to subscribe to personal blogs that I like to keep up with [who don't update those blogs to Twitter]. With the recent introduction of Twitter Lists, I can focus the streams of news that come in and get news when I want it. And with so many great iPhone Twitter apps, I can have that news real-time and on-the-go.
Almost shamefully, this has been a great time-saver for me.
I've also decided to sell the trusty PS3 Slim. It was a great run for about two months, but I've realized that I no longer have a desire to play video games anymore [boy, times are changing].
It's refreshing.
