The Real Science: Research shows decision quality levels off once you know the key variables. Too much information causes analysis paralysis and makes you cherry pick what confirms what you already believe.

What to Do Instead: Figure out your decision criteria first. Collect only the data that actually matters. Set a deadline and act on it.

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The research says: Decision quality stops improving after about 7 data points. Past that, you're spending 30% more time for zero gain in accuracy. That's analysis paralysis, not analysis.

What actually works: Pick 3 solid sources. Cap your decision at 7 variables. Trust the pattern you see instead of drowning in volume.

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@Catwoman69y2k I've concluded that much of the "join xyz platform for updates" mentality comes from the one-two punch of both web browsers ditching RSS and Atom and Google ditching Google Reader.

Say a free software project maintainer writes a development blog. The audience may or may not already have an RSS reader installed. This means the project maintainer might feel responsible for recommending a reader application for all 7 major platforms (Windows, macOS, desktop Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Firefox extension). Otherwise, people will land on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators and experience analysis paralysis.

I guess one disadvantage of protocols is that platforms have tended to do better at landing pages than protocols. Is there a page to which a blogger can refer visitors who have never used RSS before?

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