Information Overload

If you tipe the sords information overload into Google, you will immediately get an infomation overload, morar than 64 millions hits in 0,31 seconds. Some of this information could be interesting, but much of the information is no relevant or useful, obscure companies and even more obscure bloggers.

Information overload is one of tje biggest irritation in modern life. There are news, websites, emails that need to be answered, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, pleople who want to you online.

At work information overload is also causing problems. A recent survey has shown that many companies managers, believe that it has made their jobs less satisfying, and has even affected their personal relationships outside work.

Clearly here is a problem, It is not only the increase in the quantity of information, it is also the fact it is everywhere, many people today don't go anywhere whithout their smartphones.

There is no escape from the internet

Scientist have highlitghted three big worries. First.- Information overload can me people fell anxious, is too much to do and not enough time to do it. Pleople end up multitasking, which can macke them even more stressed. Second.- information overload can make pleople less creative. Third.- information overload can make people less prodcutive. People who multitask take much longer and make many more mistakes than people who do the same tasks one after another.

What can be done about informaton overload? one solution is technological, there are app you can install called "Freedom" which disconnects your smartphone. The second could be Switch off yourself, live the present time. I meet a marketing manager who has in his schedule "thinking time".

My advice common sense.