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(Update)

Barren Vending, Powerfully Clean by Adam.

I’m familiar with two separate feed readers. You’ll have to adapt these instructions for your feed reader.

Permanent Reader Zero for NetNewsWire on OS X

To perminently achieve reader zero for NetNewsWire on OS X

• Open the applications folder.
• Drag NetNewsWire to the trash.
• Empty the trash.

That was an afterthought, though. My main feed reader was Google Reader. Getting Google Reade to perminant Reader Zero was a more complicated procedure.

Permanent Reader Zero for Google Reader

First, delete all your subscriptions.

• Go to Settings link in the top left corner.
• Click on the Subscriptions tab.
• Select All N Subscriptions where N is the depressing number messages devoid of context that are ready to either consume your precious time and attention or else suck away at your sense of accomplishment.
• Click the Unsubscribe button.

This is not enough. If you are like me you have been creating a mound of items that you swear you’ll read some day using tags and stars.

Burn it.