clipped from: dmiessler.com   
One of the main problems we as information fetishists face is the lack of a solid, repeatable methodology for processing new input online.
At the core of efficient news reading is having quality sources.
One of the coolest recent developments for people who value both time and information has been the emergence of meta-sources, or aggregated sources, of news.
  1. Open your RSS reader.
  2. Go through your feeds and either read each item right in the reader or open it separately (in a browser tab).
  3. When you’ve gone through all your feeds, close your reader; you’re done with it.
  4. Go to your browser and start from the left-most tab. Read each item, focusing on the core content and not the fluff. Remember, most items are like 80% fluff.
  5. If the item is a good reference or you may want to read it again or show it to others, archive it using a service like Del.icio.us.
  6. When you’re done processing all the open tabs, you’re done reading news.