TheLibrarian
Explorer
I definitely feel the pain and have through every edition.
Haha. I think to some extent it gets worse as you get older because as you add in additional responsibilities of work, kids, aging parents, etc. you have less time for "fun stuff." Not to mention there is just a TON of content being produced.
All that said, I'm a librarian and one of the things I help clients do is manage information overload. In essence it comes down to choosing what you're going to pay attention to and ignoring the rest. Try not to boil the ocean. Limit your focus to a couple of things you're really passionate about. Really like Ravenloft? Spend your time there. Really like Pathfinder, focus on that. Don't try to do D&D and Pathfinder and Vampire and etc. etc. If there is still a lot within that, try picking one or two publishers/content creators that you really like.
Haha. I think to some extent it gets worse as you get older because as you add in additional responsibilities of work, kids, aging parents, etc. you have less time for "fun stuff." Not to mention there is just a TON of content being produced.
All that said, I'm a librarian and one of the things I help clients do is manage information overload. In essence it comes down to choosing what you're going to pay attention to and ignoring the rest. Try not to boil the ocean. Limit your focus to a couple of things you're really passionate about. Really like Ravenloft? Spend your time there. Really like Pathfinder, focus on that. Don't try to do D&D and Pathfinder and Vampire and etc. etc. If there is still a lot within that, try picking one or two publishers/content creators that you really like.