6 Top Curation Tools for Books & Online Content

Read more while saving time and energy.

You can approach media consumption in 2 ways:

One is to treat the offering as a bottomless bowl — letting it fill automatically and consuming whatever appears next.

The problem with that is you'll never make it to the bottom of the bowl. The system is rigged against you by the sheer volume of media. There's literally no end.

I've found this draining and, frankly, a complete waste of time. I'd hardly remember what I read or do anything useful with the information. The quality of the content wasn't consistent either.

Another approach is to pick and choose. Instead of clicking through every article on a news website's homepage, refreshing the Twitter feed and relying on Amazon to recommend you the next must-read — I use tools that curate content so I can make a conscious and deliberate choice.

One risk comes to mind with this approach. When you only hear the same perspectives and opinions over and over again, you risk creating a comfortable but dangerous echo chamber. You want to make sure you get a variety of sources, so you're exposed to different ideas.

I’ve discovered some resources that I have found helpful to curate what I read.