RSS feeds... what?

OK, it's really easy to set up RSS feeds. And I understand how they can be helpful.

My question -- what do they feed? I wonder if they're yet another driver toward info junkie status. I think it would be easy to get into checking every day (or every hour, or...) for new stuff.

What about time to reflect? Is that to be swallowed by yet more input?

I'll give these feeds a while and see how useful I find them. Or distracting. Or... compelling.