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Todd Suomela

Web Worker Daily » Archive Master Your Information Manifesto: 21 Tips to Deal... - 0 views

  • 6. Allow feeds to overload. Just because you’re subscribed to an RSS feed doesn’t mean that you should be compelled to read it.
  • 7. Set up a chat zone. I rarely if ever use IM or any other kind of chat, but for those of you who need to be connected at least some of the time, you should have a set period each day when you connect to IM.
  • 13. Eliminate the news. Another huge source of information overload is news channels and sites.
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  • 20. Tell people your boundaries. This is an important tip, because one of the things that makes us a slave to technology is the expectations by others that we will be connected, that we will communicate, that we will respond quickly. Well, that might be true, but it doesn’t have to be.
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    21 things that you can do to control information overload.
Todd Suomela

Internet resources on information overload and productivity | ManagingIO - 0 views

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    Good list of articles, studies, weblogs, and tips on information overload.
Todd Suomela

Slaw: Combating Information Overload - 0 views

  • 1) The History of Information Overload One thing I discovered was that our current situation may not be that unique. Some interesting research (see the bibliography at the end of this post for the articles in the Journal of the History of Ideas) points out that since the 1200’s – but more particularly after the implementation of Gutenberg’s printing press – people have been complaining about information overload.
  • One thing I discovered was that our current situation may not be that unique. Some interesting research (see the bibliography at the end of this post for the articles in the Journal of the History of Ideas) points out that since the 1200’s – but more particularly after the implementation of Gutenberg’s printing press – people have been complaining about information overload.
  • 2) The Negative Impact of Information Overload They are numerous studies to suggest that information overload makes us dumber: Persons exposed to excessive amounts of information are less productive, prone to make bad decisions, and risk suffering serious stress-related diseases.
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  • 3) KM Tips and Techniques to Combat Information Overload By definition, KM is the solution to combating information overload. I see there being two major components: a technical solution and a “human” solution. Many of the tips and tricks for combating information overload are relatively trite.
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