{"id":7059,"date":"2017-03-14T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T10:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emergeperformance.net\/?p=7059"},"modified":"2023-08-07T04:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T04:22:28","slug":"dealing-with-information-overload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emergeperformance.net\/zh\/2017\/03\/14\/dealing-with-information-overload\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Information Overload"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve come into an age where we can have anything we want pretty much when we want it. Food? There\u2019s Deliveroo and Food Panda for that. Music? Just type\r\nwhat you like into Spotify, Apple Music, etc. Information? It\u2019s everywhere.\r\n\r\nKnowledge is the most valuable and useful commodity in the modern world. If you want to know about something, it\u2019s there with the press of a few buttons.\r\nThe trouble is that you can easily have too much of a good thing.\r\n\r\nHave you ever started looking into something and found yourself more lost than when you started? This is the problem with the sheer abundance of information\r\nat our fingertips.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s similar to eating cake when you\u2019re on a diet. At first you think just a little bit will satisfy you and then slowly but surely you\u2019ve devoured the\r\nentire thing \u2013 and somehow you\u2019re still not full! Instead, you just feel groggy and worse than when you started.\r\n\r\nThe downside of limitless information<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIt sounds contradictory, but most modern research shows that research past a certain threshold can actually be detrimental to your understanding and mind.\r\nPeople become incapable of making decisions or being creative simply due to the many choices and options before them.\r\n\r\nAccording to Business Insider[1]<\/a>,\r\n57% of US workers agree with the statement \u201cSince the economic downturn, the amount of information that I have to process at work has significantly\r\nincreased\u201d, and 52% agree that \u201cThe quality of my work suffers at times because I can\u2019t sort through the information that I need quickly enough\u201d.\r\n\r\nOften, the problems may not be the result of having too many options; instead, they may come from overcrowding. The brain can cope with only a certain\r\nnumber of tasks at once. If it has multiple processes going on at the same time, it can\u2019t focus on one completely regardless of whether or not they\u2019re\r\nrelated.\r\n\r\nThis is directly correlated to the applications you need to use to get your work done. The number of programs you have running while completing a task\r\ncan negatively affect your work output. Simply having an email application open can be quite distracting. For instance, 91% of US workers said that\r\nthey receive so much information on a daily basis that they sometimes \u201cdelete or discard work without fully reading it\u201d. We just don\u2019t have the time\r\nto sit and sift through all the information coming our way.\r\n\r\nStrategies for focus and effectiveness<\/strong>\r\n\r\nA common component of information overload is inexperience. By simply reading about a topic but not experiencing it for yourself, you don\u2019t get the full\r\nstory. Who would you rather trust to drive you around a racetrack: an engineer who loves reading about cars and knows every single part but doesn\u2019t\r\nhave a licence, or a driver who\u2019s been racing for 10 years? The driver may not know how to take the vehicle apart and put it back together again, but\r\nthey would be far safer, faster and more efficient behind the wheel than the engineer. Finding experience in the field you\u2019re interested in is key\r\nto finding success.\r\n\r\nOther ways to combat information overload include certain tools and techniques to stimulate the brain appropriately. There are various programs and software\r\nyou can download to organise your emails, as well as diaries and notepads to sort out your schedule.\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a time management technique called Pomodoro designed to help the brain focus as much as possible without burning out. The idea is to work hard\r\nfor 25 minutes and then have a five-minute break. After four \u2018Pomodoros\u2019, you extend your break to 15\u201330 minutes before starting again. It is based\r\non the idea that you can give your full concentration and effort for only a certain amount of time. This way your time is separated and the total work\r\ntime doesn\u2019t seem as long.\r\n\r\nYou may also want to turn off alerts from social media \u2013 especially while working or learning. The constant pops and dings from our phones can distract\r\nfrom the information at hand, thus making it more confusing than it should be. Keep your social, educational and work lives separated. Having dedicated\r\ntimes for each activity is incredibly useful for progress.\r\n\r\nReflecting just how much information overload affects the workplace, the same Business Insider article[2]<\/a> indicates that $650 billion a year is lost by US companies because of interruptions from new information.\r\n\r\nA solution that works for you<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe good news: information overload can be prevented if you take steps to avoid becoming another drowning victim in the sea of knowledge. Take your time\r\ngaining experience, be sceptical and research your options. Manage your time appropriately \u2013 using time-management tools, if you find them helpful\r\n\u2013 and test out everything you research. Experience and trying will be the best way to find a solution that works for you.\r\n\r\nMindfulness has also been proven to help one make more informed decisions and manage the information overload we face in our daily lives. Check out our latest mindfulness programs at <\/em><\/strong> www.emergeperformance.net\/mbsr.html<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>\r\n\r\nAnd if you would like to see how mindful you are, consider taking a free mindfulness assessment survey and see your results at<\/strong><\/i>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/form.jotform.me\/70718981183464<\/i><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n
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\r\n\r\n[1]<\/a> http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/infographic-how-information-overload-affects-you-in-the-workplace-2012-2?IR=T<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n[2]<\/a> http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/infographic-how-information-overload-affects-you-in-the-workplace-2012-2?IR=T<\/a>\r\n
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