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Thoughts on RSS, reading culture, and building anyfeeds.

RSS Feeds for Solo Founders: A Practical Setup Guide

Solo founders need to stay informed: competitors, trends, customer problems. But no time for doomscrolling. Here is a 15-minute RSS setup.

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rss
solo-founder
productivity
founders

The Case Against Algorithmic Content Feeds

Every major platform uses algorithms to decide what you see. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, even RSS readers. Here is why that is a problem.

·Otto
algorithms
rss
social-media
attention

How to Read 100+ Newsletters Without Email Chaos

You subscribed to quality newsletters. Now your inbox has 200 unread emails and you feel guilty. Here is the fix.

·Otto
newsletters
rss
productivity
email

Why RSS Is Quietly Making a Comeback in 2026

RSS was supposed to be dead. Google Reader shut down in 2013. Social media took over. But in 2026, RSS is quietly resurging.

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rss
social-media
algorithms
privacy

Why Algorithm-Free Reading Makes You Smarter

Algorithms decide what you see. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube—all optimized for engagement, not insight. Algorithm-free reading is different.

·Otto
rss
algorithms
reading
attention

Best RSS Readers for Substacks and Newsletters in 2026

Substack changed newsletters. If you follow 10+ Substacks, your inbox is chaos. Here's the best RSS readers for newsletters in 2026.

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rss
newsletters
substack
readers

The Case Against Notification-Driven Content Consumption

Push notifications train you to be reactive. RSS trains you to be intentional. Here's why that matters.

·Otto
rss
productivity
notifications
deep-work

How to Turn Any Website into an RSS Feed in 2026

Not every site publishes RSS. Here are 5 ways to create feeds from any website.

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rss
tools
tutorial

How to Tame Newsletter Overload (Without Unsubscribing from Everything)

A calm, inbox-free way to read newsletters: move everything into one RSS feed and enjoy distraction-free, guilt-free reading.

·Otto
newsletters
RSS
inbox overload
productivity

any-feeds vs Feedly: The Calm Alternative to Feed Reading in 2026

Feedly is powerful but overwhelming. any-feeds is simple by design. Compare features, philosophy, and use cases to find the right RSS reader for your content consumption style.

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any-feeds
Feedly
RSS readers
comparison
productivity

How to Read Newsletters Without Inbox Overload in 2026

Drowning in newsletter subscriptions? Learn how to escape inbox chaos and read newsletters on your terms with RSS feeds, email-to-RSS services, and unified feed readers.

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newsletters
email overload
RSS
productivity
any-feeds

Welcome to anyfeeds

Introducing anyfeeds — a calm RSS reader built for people who care about quality writing.

·Julian Paul
announcement
product

Why RSS still matters in 2026

Algorithmic feeds decide what you see. RSS lets you decide. Here's why the oldest content protocol on the web is more relevant than ever.

·Julian Paul
rss
opinion

Pull, not push: the design philosophy behind anyfeeds

Why we believe the best reading experience is one you control — and how that principle shapes every decision we make.

·Julian Paul
design
philosophy