I have tried feed readers on and off over the years, and never really stuck with it. It just felt like too much coming in with no rest. (This was largely before social media...now that sentiment feels quaint.)
But I've recently gotten back into feed readers, and what I've realized is that I think a lot of my frustration was from news websites, which are just a constant stream of new content. Now I stick to a few blogs, HN top posts feed, and a couple other low-quantity feeds, and things are much better. I read the news directly off their websites once in the morning, and for the rest of the day I just rely on picking up major news via Twitter, etc.
Anyway, if you're looking for a nice, simple feed reader, I can recommend Liferea on Linux. I didn't have much luck finding a web-based client I liked, but recently I've started using a self-hosted instance of Miniflux, and I can also recommend that as well.
But I've recently gotten back into feed readers, and what I've realized is that I think a lot of my frustration was from news websites, which are just a constant stream of new content. Now I stick to a few blogs, HN top posts feed, and a couple other low-quantity feeds, and things are much better. I read the news directly off their websites once in the morning, and for the rest of the day I just rely on picking up major news via Twitter, etc.
Anyway, if you're looking for a nice, simple feed reader, I can recommend Liferea on Linux. I didn't have much luck finding a web-based client I liked, but recently I've started using a self-hosted instance of Miniflux, and I can also recommend that as well.