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E-book InformationCoping With Information Overload
by:
Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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It's been aforementioned that the average New House of york Times Sunday
edition contains more information than a person in Ordinal
century European nation
was exposed to during their entire
lifetime.
In the information age, our minds get bombarded daily with
so more data that we start filtering it out as a self-
defense mechanism.
On the Internet, the information overload gets so severe
that it seems to bring out the ADD (attention deficit
disorder) in all of us.
To do things worse, expect the avalanche of information
we must all deal with online to start coming quicker
and
harder and to never, ever stop.
Unlimited amounts of information accessible online
represents a truly double-edged mental sword.
On the nice side, you can find out virtually thing
you
want just about any person, place, thing, fact, problem and
more. On the bad side, since you can find anything, many a
people get lost and caught up in "everything" and ne'er
accomplish much.
In fact, most folk end up drowning in a sea of
information once
all they wanted was a simple drink of
water.
To help you effectively deal with the never-ending torrent
of online information, let me offer 3 simple solutions that
will deeply
affect your ability to get things done.
First, operate with a clean intention for what you plan to
accomplish online.
Many folk start out with a vague idea of what they want
to accomplish on the Web and end up wasting hours aquatics
aimlessly.
One simple solution: write down your intention for going
online on a sticky note and put it on the side of your
monitor.
Simple intention statements like "Check email" or "Find map
to Detroit" or "Research wherever
to advertise my blog" can
save incalculable hours by reminding you of your true intention
for sitting down at the keyboard (and support you from
wandering off to explore Britney Spears or The Simpsons).
Next, if you do want to go off on a sidetrack away from
your innovational purpose, set a time limit.
Kind of like recess in kindergarten, give yourself a set
amount of time to run free, but then get back in the
classroom and get back to business.
Typically, I give myself anyplace
from 5 to 20 minutes to
roam, but only if I think it wish bear fruit for my intention
in the end.
I as well force myself to honestly answer the question, "Does
this actually fit with my intention for being online right
now?"
If not, then I goof off for just about 5 minutes and then write
down the idea, website, or topic for futurity investigation.
By the way, a simple egg timer works great for this.
Finally, if you ever find yourself online without a
purpose, but can't seem to finish aquatics or searching,
simply get up from your computer and walk away for a few
minutes to clean your head.
Often this represents the quickest
way to finish yourself
wasting incalculable hours in hollow work online.
Bottom line, implementing simple strategies for dealing
with information overload online now wish pay brobdingnagian
dividends in peace of mind and time savings in the future.
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