If you find your attention faltering, stop reading. You are likely the most invested person in the world in this article. If it can’t hold your attention, it won’t hold the attention of a far less invested reader!

In general terms, these are some factors that make for a really great, curate-worthy article:

• It’s unique
• It’s interesting
• It’s useful

The faster you can find U, I, or U, the better off you’ll be with your speed of curation.

While skimming, it’s possible that a picture might catch your eye, rather than the text itself.

If you’re in the business of curating unique, interesting, and useful stuff, it matters little whether it’s sensational text or sensational images.

Some read-it-later apps strip out the images from within the body of articles

We’ve taken a lot of inspiration from a number of folks in the startup space and content industry. It’s a good practice to curate from curators and also to learn from them.

It can be as simple as noticing who in your social media feeds you tend to read most often, or which of your friends you most admire when they share new stuff. In one way, it’s a bit like venture capital; investor Ben Lerer has an interesting investment strategy : jealousy. He says: (check image)

Similarly, to find your curation heroes, you might check yourself for any moment you say, “Boy, I wish I had shared that.”