Just looked at my online reading habits and did a little data analyzing (because I’m SO into that) and found some interesting statistics:

  • I subscribe to 228 RSS feeds
  • I read 3,449 items from those feeds in the last 30 days
  • That averages out to reading 114 items per day
  • Assuming I get 8 hours of sleep a night (HA!) that equals a little over 7 posts per hour
  • Or about one post every ten minutes I’m awake

And that’s just from Google Reader. It doesn’t include visiting individual sites or checking out links from Twitter and Facebook.

To some (OK, most) people, that’s probably one of the most horrific things they’ve ever read. So allow me to quell some of your disgust:

  • “Read” is relative. When I say I “read” 114 items per day, please keep in mind that “read” is a bit of a misnomer; burning through current advertising and epic fails doesn’t require much time nor actual reading.
  • It’s my job. Unlike everyone else who has to sneak around to be on Facebook/read websites at work, I get paid to do it. I’m responsible for keeping up on this stuff. And, yes, I have an awesome job.

It also leads me to believe that I probably need an iPad. Don’t you think so?

Also, what are your Google Reader stats? Is any one as sick…er…well read as I?