Stop following so many RSS feeds. Stop following so many people on Twitter. If you're following over 500 people on Twitter, "_you're doing it wrong_":http://www.slapyo.com/wp-content/wrong01.jpg. The temptation for those of us just venturing out to make our mark on the face of the great abyss know as the Internet is to feel like we need to stay on top of every single trend, technological advancement or piece of news that comes down the wire. *News Flash: You don't.* Once you've got your idea, _stop learning new stuff_. Reduce your info diet to something manageable and ignore everything else. No one ever got rich through information overload. In "my presentation on Web Entrepreneurship":http://joncrawford.com/entries/web-entrepreneurship-presentation-at-kcrug at KCRUG, I mentioned a small handful of links that I think are important for would-be Ruby on Rails startup boostrappers to follow regularly. Along with a few blogs of some friends, these are the only RSS feeds I follow. h4. Ruby * "The RailsEnvy Podcast":http://www.railsenvy.com/ - Entertaining and informative. I always listen when I'm on a jog. * "_A Fresh Cup_ by Mike Gunderloy":http://afreshcup.com - Excellent daily digest of Ruby news. Add to your Mail.app and get a new post every morning when you check your email. * "Rails Inside":http://www.railsinside.com/ * "Rails Tips":http://railstips.org/ * "Alltop - Ruby":http://ruby.alltop.com - Not an RSS feed, but this site skims the top of a all the major Ruby blogs. h4. Non-Ruby * "_Signal vs. Noise_ by 37signals":http://www.37signals.com/svn - My affections for these guys have been waning, but it's still a good resource. * "Seth Godin's Blog":http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ - Read about marketing from the marketing guru himself. * "JonCrawford.com":http://joncrawford.com (Just kidding.) Even with these links, remember to be smart. Read the headlines. If the headline isn't about something that could possibly make you money or help you with your dream project, skip it. You don't need to know everything. In fact, you'll be worse off, if you do. 0 true 2009-05-13T21:58:19-07:00 article true 19 false a-healthy-info-diet true 2009-05-25T10:33:56-07:00 2009-05-25T10:51:17-07:00