I'm in love with Pocket

I generally don't download apps on my smartphone. The ones I have downloaded in the past have long been deleted because of lack of use or inefficiency. I have tried downloading various organizational tools, calendars, notes, games... and I have resorted to "remove app" for most of them. I felt like a waste of a smartphone user. I already try to use my phone as little as possible (considering the technologically addicted society we are in now where technology is often abused, I didn't want to become the next young adult who spends all her free time checking social media). But then I stumbled upon Pocket while doing some random reading on the internet. This glorious application makes me feel smartphone-worthy.

As someone who reads a lot of internet content, Pocket is the perfect app for me to appropriately label, organize, and gather the articles I would read later. I get most business, environmental, and health news from feeds I follow on twitter and tumblr. In the past, I would favorite everything I would read later, but it was so incredibly difficult for me to even remember to revisit my favorites. I had 100+ favorites within two weeks, and I barely cut it down to 50 several weeks later. The system was clearly inefficient.

Luckily, with Pocket, I am able to easily save articles from my twitter feed to read for later and add appropriate labels. The labels allow me to get a better sense of what may have gone through my mind when I decided to save the article in the first place. I'm able to filter through what I prefer to read first based on customizable tags.

A sneak peek "in my Pocket"

It's easy to "archive" articles after reading them - and I can still refer back to them whenever I wish. Sharing articles with others via Pocket is very convenient as well; I can also highlight/quote anything intriguing in what I'm reading and share it.

Most importantly though, Pocket is accessible offline. Cheers for places with no WiFi; I can still catch up on the news if I save interesting articles on my Pocket feed!

For someone who doesn't use mobile apps very often, I'm surprised at the positivity I have felt with Pocket. This is truly an app that makes life so much easier, especially for avid readers. Pocket has helped my self-discipline as well. I no longer feel the urge to carelessly binge read through all the articles that show up on my twitter and tumblr feeds; I can save them in my accessible Pocket for later and read at my own pace without worrying about losing the original article location.

I have a little faith in my survival in the appreciation of this ever-growing wireless generation. Thanks, Pocket!