I love getting fresh news about topics of interest – journalism, local/other news, the media, various health topics and of course, AI.

So of course, I fall over and over for the heady ease of subscribing to all those free newsletters.

But then I find it feels like the email stack is sort of owning me, not the other way around!

So I unsubscribe to one or two, only to find two or three more free ones I just have to at least try out.

It reminds me of various other dilemmas of 21st-Century connected life: That I have an inbox zero addiction but hate to not post every worthy news release at work.

As for newsletters, I love reading the good ones, but even the ones I’ve found to be badly organized, I actually feel guilty unsubscribing to them!

So I have to “slam skim” (my term) the inbox during busy work weeks, check the headline and lead, etc. I have more time now, as I am home in a new (to me) role, helping care for my wonderful wife Deb, who is recovering from total knee replacement, but … the pile is just too tall.

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