Practical guide
How to reduce daily news reading time
Cut duplicate decisions before cutting useful detail. Review on a schedule, group coverage by story, read a short rundown first, and open originals only when the source adds evidence or the decision demands depth.[1][2]
Why this gets difficult
News reading expands to fill the available day when every source is checked independently and every repeated article receives a fresh open-or-skip decision.[1][2]
A practical way through
- Set one or two news windows instead of checking continuously.[1][2]
- Use a source list with distinct roles and remove outlets that mostly duplicate another source.[1][2]
- Cluster the common story before reading and count syndicated or rewritten material once.[1][2]
- Reserve deep reading for primary evidence, material disagreement, and work-connected action.[1][2]
An example
The situation: A professional spends ninety minutes opening twenty articles, many of which repeat two developments.[1][2]
What changes: The sources are read together, the two common stories appear once, and only the original evidence and one distinct interpretation receive deeper treatment.[1][2]
What you get: The reader keeps the important facts and disagreement while removing most of the repetitive opening and sorting.[1][2]
What to watch for
Sources worth keeping
How Scottie helps
Scottie can turn selected sources into one scheduled brief, combine reruns, and leave the full list of what Scottie read available for the exceptions that deserve more time.[3]