Posts Tagged “information overload”

How to focus in the age of distraction

By Dave | September 9, 2011

Here’s a great mindmap by the folks at Learning Fundamentals on combating distraction. The illustration below is based on information from Leo Babauta’s eBook “Focus: A simplicity manifesto in the age of distraction”. I definitely plan to buy the book after reading Jane’s great blog post summarizing it. I also recommend subscribing to the Learning [...]

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Tagged as: distraction • Focus • information overload • Learning Fundamentals • Leo Babauta • staying focused
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Avoiding Attention Crash

By Dave | August 26, 2011

Bernie Goldbach (@topgold on Twitter) wrote a great post about Attention Crash. Inspired in part by Steve Rubel‘s original post, Bernie perfectly explains a growing problem for web professionals who spend increasing time listening and participating on the real-time web. An attention crash affects my ability to think in private and to collaborate effectively. [...]

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Tagged as: attention crash • bernie goldbach • fire-hose • information overload • Sabina Nawaz • Social Media • steve rubel • talking to yourself • white space
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Overcoming Digital Overload | How To Slow Down The Tetrominoes

By Dave | September 30, 2009

Are you like me? Do you feel like you’re nearing the end of a game of Tetris? Are the Tetrominoes falling too quickly for you to slide them into place to move to the next level? I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately. I feel like I’m constantly receiving data, so quickly that I don’t have the [...]