RSS is so simple, it is hard to say anything else that hasn’t been said.  Except that RSS is not only for blogs and textual information, it is for podcasts & videos as well.

When subscribing to a podcast, iTunes will download the latest version. Just as RSS finds the latest and delivers it to you.  There are other services that will do that as well.

Here is where I take a sidestep.  I love learning, so RSS is a natural love of mine because it gets me the information I want right away.  First, my story, then, your challenge.

I was in a job.  A good job, but my direction was not clear.  I didn’t have an iPod as that, at the time, was seen mainly for music.  But I did have a cell phone and a Palm.  It was horrible, so I sold it and my phone and bought a ‘smart phone’ which combined the functionality of a phone and Palm into one.  I found that I could download podcasts to it.  So I found one and did just that (although it was not through RSS at the time).

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As I listened to them on my way home from work, my mind went wild.  I was able to step out of my little world that I felt stuck in and jump into a new, previously unknown world of ideas and thoughts and information.  What I learned during that time was invaluable.  All of the sudden innovations started to form in my wee mind, I applied what I was learning to my life and suddenly the world was my oyster.  Although cliche, without taking that step I would not be where I am today – which is a far cry from where I was.

TO DO – Subscribe to Podcasts and Video-casts (vodcasts) (Difficulty Level: Depends – Time: Depends)

If you already have an iPod, iPhone, a Zune or something like that (even your Blackberry), look for some podcasts or videos and start subscribing to them.  Listen to them during down times.  Find ones you like (there are MANY out there so that should not be hard).

If you don’t have a device that will download podcasts, go get one.  Even if it stretches your budget.  Trust me, it is worth it.

(This is the last RSS day.  Friday is a day off for you.  Yea!)