Twitter fatigue: you follow a ton of fascinating people on Twitter, but how can you reasonably keep up with that much information, even in 140-character blasts?

I use Twitter Lists, which are supported on the Twitter website and in most Twitter clients.

Say you follow a bunch of musicians, like I do, but seem to always miss when they announce a new album or tickets going on sale because their tweets get lost in your timeline. Create a list called “music” and add them to it, and then when you want to read the latest from your favorite musicians, view that list.

Here are the steps to creating your own Twitter Lists.

Step 1: Go to a musician’s Twitter page and click the lists icon.

Step 2: Select “create list” at the bottom of the dropdown menu that appears.

Step 3: Choose a list name, a description, and a privacy level.

That’s it! Now when you want to add someone else to this list, go to that musician’s Twitter page, click on the lists icon, and select your list in the dropdown. You don’t even have to be following the person to add them to a list.

Sometimes Twitter Lists can be a bit cranky, so if you get an error dialog when you try to add someone to a list, try again.

Any questions? Just ask me in the comments. For more on Twitter Lists, see the official Twitter help page.

• Every Sunday shall henceforth be celebrated with taiko class followed by a feast of cured meats and oysters. So say we all! #fb #
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: They Might Be Giants (13), Florence + the Machine (13) & Mates of State (11) #music http://bit.ly/9AOZf1 #
• I am so over the moon for taiko that I don't want to write about it yet. I will spare you the links to the eleventy videos I've watched. #fb #
• Good morning, first day of new job and winter semester. Let us rock. #fb #
• The not-so-great Islamist menace http://j.mp/fx3qIU via @AddToAny #
• My avg. daily #fitstats for last week: 5,340 steps, 2.2 miles, 1,828 calories burned via my fitbit http://www.fitbit.com/user/22D4J8 #
• Job worked, homework begun, dinner cooked, brain blank. The best Monday I have had in a while! #fb #
• In case you were wondering, 6am is very early. #queenofobvious #
• Day two of new job: thoroughly enjoyable. Shuttle rocks. Books smell good. Dinner in slow-cooker. Short sentences win. #fb #
• I will tell you a secret: I kind of missed having a job and doing homework. #fb #
• That was an impressive nightmare mashup of every crappy relationship argument I've ever had and "Dinner: Impossible". #fb #
• It's a blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you! http://bit.ly/emQtbc (via @allura) #fb #
• Brown's proposed budget eliminates state funding for public libraries http://t.co/HDujCQB #
• I dub this cute skirt "Black Ice". Acetate fabric + jostling shuttle = meeting new coworkers by landing in their laps. #fb #
• #portlandia #

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• My avg. daily #fitstats for last week: 4,520 steps, 1.9 miles, 1,800 calories burned via my fitbit http://www.fitbit.com/user/22D4J8 #
• I got all riled up because my @fitbit wouldn't sync. It's fixed, but I am no longer sleepy. Why can't I just leave things until the morning? #
• O, endorphins! Just finished #c25k week 1 run 2 with #GetRunning – 28½ minutes of exercise and 8 minutes of running. Next run: Thursday 6th. #
• I am waiting (impatiently) for the homemade gluten-free chicken nuggets to cook. In the slow-cooker. What a world! #fb #
• Gluten-free chicken nuggets served with a side of honey-cinnamon glazed carrots: total win. Our slow-cooker rules. #fb #
• I made coffee in the french press that @FunkyPlaid gave me for Christmas. I may have used too much coffee. #pleaselegstopbouncing #
• “Aflockalypse” — Mass Animal Deaths Now Mapped on Google http://bit.ly/gd6n8y #
• Sending off this unemployment with a bang: Swan Oyster Depot with @fsquared, then sitting in an office, waiting for paperwork. Um. #fb #
• I told someone to go ahead of me because he was in a hurry. Everyone, including the hurrying guy, just stared at me. #waitingroomsareweird #
• Was that an earthquake? #
• A nice 4.4 quake! It was gentle. I ran to the doorway; the cats slept on. http://bit.ly/gx3GGe #
• I am disappointed that Twitter for Mac (Tweetie 2.0) ditched bit.ly integration and right-side alignment of my tweets. #
• OK, I'll play. Describe me in three words on threewords.me! #threewordsme http://t.co/VW73e1f #
• I do not understand why our cats need to be in the bathroom while I am in the bathroom. #
• Deeply disappointing yet not surprising. 7 people injured, 4 killed. Arizona Congresswoman Shot – Truthdig http://bit.ly/g0Sl6A #
• OK, I am way too nervous about my first taiko class tomorrow morning. Calm down, self! It's okay to be a beginner! #fb #
• It is decided: @SteveMartinToGo wins Twitter. #

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• Not an ink test: Diamine Blue-Black. « cygnoir.net http://bit.ly/g0myxZ #

• As an unabashed fan of portmanteaus, I love the word "slacktivism". #
• Tight Pants / Body Rolls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1c2KzJbcGA&feature=autoshare #
• O, "Lie to Me". You provide me with much-appreciated Tim Roth during my lunchtime breaks, yet only in the same plot over and over. And over. #
• I needed that. @ P F Chang's China Bistro http://instagr.am/p/fbst/ #
• Procrastibaking: I take a break from studying to go the kitchen for a glass of milk and end up baking 2 dozen cookies. #
• WikiLeaks' Assange held while court decides on extradition – CNN.com – London (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder… http://tumblr.com/xo4zffsdc #
• The rush to smear Assange's rape accuser – War Room – Salon.com http://tumblr.com/xo4zlajfc #
• I didn't account for the nap in my travel time to SoMa. Overshot my stop a little! #
• Umloud! — at DNA Lounge http://gowal.la/c/369br #
• Ümloud! 2010 was so much fun. Also, I know some people and those people will Rock Band rock your face right off. #
• My phone autocorrected an item on my grocery list to "Cheddar Hesse". #
• President Obama's chili recipe was a success! I am going to stop there before I get sassy with the metaphors. Recipe: http://bit.ly/hKePdI #

• Spending Sunday with @FunkyPlaid by the fire, and no growing dread of what Monday will bring … *perfect*. #
• An ad on my website offers help for alcoholism NOW. I had three drinks on Saturday night! This algorithm is actually my Italian grandmother. #
• Finally visited the Googleplex! @FunkyPlaid and I were truly impressed by the innovative campus and engaging people. #
• It never fails: a billion time-sensitive emails come in the one day I am not in front of my computer. And I suck at iPhone email replies. #
• I appreciate having the time and energy to explore this city, and I hope I still have the time and energy to do so once I am re-employed. #
• Up too late partying! Or writing cover letters. I kind of feel hungover; does that count? #
• Video: Want some holiday music? Try Straight No Chaser – 12 Days (original from 1998) (via mikado95) http://tumblr.com/xo4yas4ek #
• Gowalla 3.0 Unifies Check-Ins, Places With Facebook, Twitter, And Yes, Foursquare – Gowalla saves us from… http://tumblr.com/xo4yb7uvf #
• Video: I love this more than I can say: This Is How Michael Caine Speaks – The Trip – BBC Two (thanks,… http://tumblr.com/xo4yelm82 #
• Life sans job is a lot busier than I expected it to be! I am enjoying all this productivity. And the naps. #
• Swedish arrest warrant for alleged sex offenses, Julian Assange – Wikipedia http://tumblr.com/xo4yj1hl8 #
• Interpol orders arrest of Wikileaks founder to face rape charges – Wikinews http://tumblr.com/xo4yj1row #
• Video: Wikileaks Loses U-S Domain Provider (via AssociatedPress) http://tumblr.com/xo4yj1uey #
• Amy Goodman: WikiLeaks and the End of U.S. ‘Diplomacy’ – Truthdig http://tumblr.com/xo4yltjwd #
• just loved Gregory & The Hawk – Landscapes http://awe.sm/5E49C on @hypem #
• Listening to the new Girl Talk album would be my guilty pleasure if I felt guilty about it. #

• Playing Skippity for the first time. This is going to be big. http://instagr.am/p/U0c-/ #
• This clip from the movie Funky Forest is one of the most bizarre things I have ever watched. It is NSFW… | beak http://bit.ly/desGYH #
• Badge turned in, office almost packed up, email nearly sorted, & I'm savoring a gigantic gluten-free last-day-of-this-job chocolate cupcake. #
• Zen is sick. Time for the vet. http://instagr.am/p/WdUK/ #
• Back from the vet. Zen was scared, which translated quickly into SCARY. Falconry gloves were used. Now she lounges in the sun near Torgi. #
• Why would anyone kill a swan? RT @sfappeal: Remaining Palace Of Fine Arts Swan Moved Into Protective Custody http://t.co/xGLZRUA #
• Today I give thanks for so many things, the first being Zen's scratchy meows as she begged for her breakfast. #
• My newly-minted mom-in-law made me gluten-free stuffing, pumpkin pie, AND pecan pie. All that plus gluten-free gravy? I win Thanksgiving. #
• I am downgrading my Netflix subscription and trying out Hulu Plus. Sign up & get 2 weeks free! http://t.co/Fkp24c8 #
• Video: Hate E-mails with Richard Dawkins (via Prophiscient) http://tumblr.com/xo4s3hunb #
• I know Zen is feeling better because she is hanging around the kitchen as I cook, hoping for risotto. (I have never given her risotto.) #
• On the N again. http://instagr.am/p/YylL/ #
• Secondgiving drink list! http://instagr.am/p/Y5jH/ #

• This makes me so happy. Via laughingsquid: New TMBG logo | beak http://bit.ly/9qjuOe #
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Sarah Vaughan (16), Ben Folds (11) & Dntel (9) http://bit.ly/9AOZf1 #
• My avg. daily #fitstats for last week: 4,832 steps, 2 miles, 1,780 calories burned via my fitbit http://www.fitbit.com/user/22D4J8 #
• Nightmares three nights running: earthquakes, zombies, plague. And all of them preferable to being made to feel lousy at work. #
• Accident on tracks in Inner Sunset; unclear what happened, but inbound N trains are stopped. Now on a packed 6 bus. #munifail #
• I feel very close to the failures of my heart today, and closer to the lessons those failures have taught me now that I am listening. #
• I envy you JoCo Cruise Crazy cruisers … check out that lineup! http://jococruisecrazy.com/ #
• Peppermint mochas have an outstanding cost to happiness ratio. #
• Opt Out of the Airport Scanners for Health and Privacy – We Won't Fly .com http://t.co/QGAXIKV via @WeWontFly #
• My "I survived another workday" playlist starts with Total Eclipse of the Heart and ends with me falling asleep on the train. And drooling. #
• Airplane Terrorism Twenty Years Ago http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/11/airplane_terror.html #
• Muni : San Francisco :: AT&T : iPhone. #
• Woke to the damp and dulcet tones of the Crypt Keeper eating chicken wings. No, wait, just my cat licking her toes. #
• I am skipping the 100 books meme. I don't need to remind you or be reminded of my misspent youth in the company of books instead of people. #
• I accidentally left my reusable bag at home today. One raindrop hit the paper bag & it vomited groceries all over the road. Go green, y'all. #
• Thunder and lightning! In San Francisco! We have a thunderstorm! This is apparently why the exclamation point was invented! #

• Gluten-free and extremely delicious. (Spaghetti Carbonara @ Bambino's Ristorante on @foodspotting) http://bit.ly/blzoNt #
• There was an unopened jar of Nutella on my desk when I got in this morning. And I have a spoon. #
• My avg. daily #fitstats for last week: 5,964 steps, 2.5 miles, 1,846 calories burned via my fitbit http://www.fitbit.com/user/22D4J8 #
• My favorite part of having to use Windows 7 for grad school? …nothing. Absolutely nothing. #
• I want a teeny MacBook Air and I want the dancing game for the Xbox with the skeleton-sensing magic and I want a cherpumple. The end. #
• Feeling positive about all roads forward from here. Hello, self-confidence, I missed you. #
• I just used #Shazam to discover Alligator Boogaloo by Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers. http://shz.am/t40442388 #
• Flesh-burrowing turtle/tick hybrid creatures covered in poisonous spikes appeared in my dream last night. A bit of overkill, subconscious? #
• November light loves the library. The blues, the books, the other blues. #
• Thank you, veterans, for the many sacrifices you have made. I continue to hope for a world without war. #
• Gluten-free mac & cheese and 2009 Kuleto Estate rosato. That's right. #
• Competitive trivia game all morning, studying for exam all afternoon, taking and finishing exam just now … yep, brain is toasty now! #
• The Overtones Doing an A Capella Cover of Cee Lo Green’s “F**k You” http://laughingsquid.com/the-overtones-doing-an-a-capella-cover-of-cee-l #
• I brought my knitting for the long trek north on public transit, forgetting about the time change. I don't yet trust my knit-by-feel skills. #

• Happy only slightly hungover while traveling in the car for ten hours Halloween! #
• Northern California sky @ I-5 South http://instagr.am/p/HkRf/ #
• We are home, the kitties are safe, and Real Life begins again. #
• Savoring the last moments of time off with @FunkyPlaid while running errands. It is a gorgeous day for it! #
• My avg. daily #fitstats for last week: 8,127 steps, 3.3 miles, 1,868 calories burned via my fitbit http://www.fitbit.com/user/22D4J8 #
• I loved eating our way through the PNW, but missed cooking. Tonight: roasted winter root veggies & pork tenderloin with curried dried fruit. #
• Even the Outer Sunset is rejoicing! Well, okay, I heard someone yell "woooo!" and set off a firework. Congratulations, San Francisco Giants! #
• Allura is writing again! (And she mentioned me!) ._.-. halsted’s bracelet | allura.net http://bit.ly/bxmTjX #
• So Prop G passed. Returning to work via the N-Judah tomorrow may be interesting. #
• About 25 people waiting at an Outer Sunset N-Judah stop right now = not a good sign for this morning's commute. #
• And here I thought San Francisco was throwing a parade for my glorious return to work! #SFGParade #
• Civic Center restaurants are packed, so I decided on the library's café. Until I saw the hundred people in line. Microwaved agra peas it is! #
• Got a contact high tiptoeing around the urine puddles en route to Sbux. #
• Self-deprecating yet snide message about the inefficiency of a certain public transit system during planned citywide events. #
• RT @tpmmedia: 95 Candidates Who Pledged Support For Net Neutrality Lost On Tuesday http://tpm.ly/coDiqm #
• Where my gerunds at? (obligatory NSFW warning) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQU22Ttpwc #
• Learning now instead of maybe later someday. #
• Pruning and organizing bookmarks in Safari instead of doing homework. Yep, I'm in grad school, all right. #