I have developed a habit over the past 20 years that I have found effective for me, and it might help you.

Whenever I come across what I think is a quality blog article or Social Media post, I save it. Because I use a blog reader called “Feedly,” this is usually easy to do. Although sometimes I have to print random pieces and then put them in a physical file. So, step one is to read and save all material that looks useful.

Then, about every six months, I go back through and reread all my saved material. Often, I find that upon second reading, the information resonates differently. Perhaps this is due to my mood on the day I read them or simply the line of thinking I was on at the time, but many articles do not seem to “click” when I read them later. 

Additionally, many things have a limited shelf life. Due to something happening in my life, at my Church, or even in our nation, I saved a post, and later it has almost no value because life has changed (think of everything written during the COVID pandemic). So, step two, delete everything that doesn’t currently resonate.

That leaves me with articles that have quality content that transcends the moment they were written. They contain some biblical or psychological truth that remains constant, regardless of what I am feeling or going through. These are the posts that I keep and revisit every year to reread.

Great material will always be great. Purge everything else repeatedly.