Tell HN: Drowning in information but still missing everything
- Check Slack for overnight fires - Skim 200+ unread messages - Open Twitter to see what's happening in my space - Check if competitors launched anything - Glance at 3 newsletters I subscribed to and never actually read - Scroll LinkedIn because apparently that's where industry news lives now - Check Product Hunt because what if something relevant launched - Peek at HackerNews for tech trends
And after all that? I still missed that our competitor launched a major feature. Found out from a SALES CALL. Two weeks late. The worst part is the anxiety. I subscribe to 12 newsletters. I skim maybe 2. I read 0 thoroughly. But I can't unsubscribe because what if I miss something important? I've tried everything:
- RSS readers (dead) - Saved folders (never check them) - ChatGPT for research (doesn't know my context, gives generic answers) - Zapier automations (broke after 2 weeks) - Just "accepting I'll miss things" (the anxiety won)
My evening doomscroll is half "staying current" and half anxiety management. My partner thinks I'm addicted to my phone. Maybe I am. But it's not entertainment—it's fear of being the PM who missed the signal everyone else saw. I spend more time GATHERING information than actually THINKING about what to build. Anyone else feel this way? Or have I just lost the plot?