Avoid unbounded inboxes; avoid stress
Unbounded inboxes create stress. This includes things like email and text messages, and I can't help you with those. But I have tools that will help you keep your Instapaper and Feedbin queues manageable!
GitHub - cdzombak/feedbin-auto-archiver: Avoid stress: Automatically archive old unread entries in Feedbin.
Avoid stress: Automatically archive old unread entries in Feedbin. - cdzombak/feedbin-auto-archiver
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GitHub - cdzombak/instapaper-auto-archiver: Avoid stress: Automatically archive older unread Instapaper bookmarks
Avoid stress: Automatically archive older unread Instapaper bookmarks - cdzombak/instapaper-auto-archiver
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Inspired by Pocket Casts' Auto Archive feature, these highly-configurable problems archive/mark read older items in your Instapaper and Feedbin (RSS) inboxes. I personally use these to keep my Instapaper and Feedbin queues to a minimum.
If you find those to be a source of stress, I recommend deploying them today; these tools are immensely helpful for me!