Going Paperless: Day 1

As an experiment I've decided to try to reduce the amount of paper that I consume. As with all experiments, it may or may not work. But what does "work" mean here? I may, for example, be able to read the New York Times on-line. Will that experience allow me to read more, or to understand more of what I read?

It's not like I use a lot of paper, and my family is conscientious about recycling. I'm not, therefore, expecting to save a lot of paper.

Today I read a few articles using NYT on-line. I feel like I read less than I do from the paper, but I liked the fact that (with my ageing eyes) I didn't need an extra light source to read the articles. It also seems like the font size in the browser is slightly larger than the font size in the paper edition.

My issue today is that I like the NYT editors making choices for me. I find the web page has a lot on it, and I have to "think more" about what I really care about. With the paper edition, I sort it as follows:

• main section
• arts
• business
• sports (which I never read anyway)
  

Now I have to look at each individual article title to figure out if I want to read it or not. I feel that slows me down, and I read less of each actual article.

We'll see what happens tomorrow.