This morning I collected stacks of unread issues of Science and Nature and put them in a recycling bin. I have subscribed to Science since the early 1980s and to Nature since the early 1990s. I still enjoy reading both journals.
But I let both subscriptions lapse. The problem is, there is more information in each issue than I have time to read. I have wide interests, and I have am omnivorous in my ability to soak up information on a wide variety of topics. Since I have been reluctant to discard issues until I have had time to read them cover to cover, I usually let them stack up until I find a Sunday to devote to a marathon reading session in which I attempt to catch up. Those Sundays have been rarer lately, and I finally conceded that I can’t keep trying to drink from the fire hose of new scientific data.
There is one problem with my plan. Although my subscriptions expired two months ago, both Nature and Science are still sending me issues, trying to tempt me back. And it might work; I almost resubscribed to both this week.