All the new content, without the visits.
RSS is the simplest way to keep up with what I publish — new blog posts, micro updates, curated reads, and podcast episodes — without ever having to remember to come back to the site.
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Websites of all kinds publish RSS feeds, which work like a traditional wire service or subscription. All new content is pushed into the feed by publishers, where it’s sent out to subscribers.
You subscribe to an RSS feed from inside an RSS reader. A reader is basically a place to consolidate all your feeds so you can read everything you like, from multiple websites, in one place.
The first step is to sign up for an RSS reader. There are many out there, and most are free for basic use. Personally, I absolutely adore Inoreader (which I’ve written about), though it’s slightly more complex. One of the most famous services is Feedly. Try one of these, do a search, or ask around.
After you’ve signed up, you add new subscriptions by copying RSS feed links from your favourite websites and pasting them into your reader. Any of the four feeds below will get you started.
Only the small, bite-sized updates posted to my Micro.Blog.
A carefully curated feed of interesting, compelling, funny, or thought-provoking articles that appear in the Great Reads section.
Get all new episodes of the podcast as soon as they are published on YouTube.