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Are there any effective self-hosted applications to turn 'read it later' into 'read it now'?
  • When I was in college, I explored learning tools more than I explored knowledge itself. I use Pomodoro, To-Do List, Pocket, etc. every day, but I screw up my course grades. Later, I realized that knowledge and information should stay in my brain instead of the computer. So I gave up on those tools and instead tried to remember what I saw on the spot. Of course, this is actually hard to do, so I still rely on browser bookmarks and reading lists (Chrome and Edge are both good). But unlike before, I no longer feel the least bit guilty about the pile of unread stuff on my reading list. Human energy is limited. If you chase two rabbits at the same time, you will not be able to catch either. So, when I was researching game development, I read a lot of great Internet articles and added them to my bookmarks or reading list when I was done. As I work on front-end development, I read other great articles and add valuable ones to my bookmarks or reading list. Until one day when I become interested in game development again, I will browse related articles again, and they are there quietly waiting for me. This is good.

    In short, don’t feel guilty about your ever-growing reading list. If you can’t be bothered to read it, you don’t need it just yet. Even if you forget that you have saved it and re-google the content you are interested in, what does it matter?

    Sorry for going off topic, I don't mean to criticize anything. Also, I'm not a native English speaker and Google Translate helped me write this.

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