It's obvious that due to the variety of blog posts that in this blog most them won't matter to you. Now, I can say that you can ignore all of the past blog posts but this one very important especially if you're an internet junkie like me.
I'm also guilty of this and making some effort to heal myself with this disease called "information overload."
This is an article from workawesome.com. This is 5 tips to avoid information overload. Today, we are in Information Age. Gone were the days of Industrial Age. What you know is what that matters now but the problem is sometimes we absorbed too much information as though we can use all of that!
THE 5 TIPS
1. What are the Information Sources?
The first step towards managing and reducing information overload would be to clearly identify the information sources. It could be your cellphone, your TV, your RSS feeds — knowing how exactly you consume information everyday and how you start.
2. What's your priority?
Once you’ve identified the sources, you need to identify your priorities. And accordingly, you could decide what are the sources you could do away with and which ones are essential to use everyday.
3. Manage Email
Most of you would agree that email is one of the biggest sources of information overload. Hence, keeping it in check in necessary. How? Have a look at our tips for managing email overload.
4. Manage RSS Feeds
Next in the list is RSS feeds. Being productive with RSS feeds is something which I’ve covered in detail some time ago in my tips for productive RSS news feed reading.
5. Disconnect Often
Finally, disconnecting often from the information sources, be it the computer, PC, mobile phone, iPod or any other such device, is a recommended step if you are serious about taming this beast called information.
These were just simple tips to manage our digital world. Technology is great blessings but can also be a BIG burden if not use wisely.
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