TMI makes us stressed out, exhausted and stupid
Consequences of information overload | |
 | How bad is information overload? Readers face the equivalent of 174 newspapers a day Too much stuff! What’s the cost of all of this information? And how can our messages break through the clutter? |
 | Can your message cut through the clutter? Americans receive the data equivalent of 174 newspapers a day — ads included. |
More on info overload | |
 | Top resources on information overload Websites, books and tools Too much information: We like having access to lots of information, according to a new Pew study. We just don’t like having to deal with organizational information. |
 | Best quotes about information overload What writers & others say “You’re not more informed. You’re just numbed.” — Tom Rosenstiel, former Los Angeles Times media critic |
 | Quotes on continuous partial attention syndrome What writers & others say “Try reading a book while doing a crossword puzzle. That’s the intellectual environment of the Internet.” — Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains |