Information Anxiety | Andy Budd – Blogography
Here’s a quick example of what I’m currently dealing with…
- 269 video presentations to watch
- 230 slide decks to review
- 36 books to read
- 542 unread RSS feed posts
- 141 podcast episodes to listen to
- 213 unread articles
It’s a classic case of Information Anxiety. Not enough free time to process all the information I want to. The result is a constant background level of stress. Even when I’m at rest I’m thinking about all the stuff I should, and could, be doing.
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Information overload with a desperate and inherently flawed solution idea.
The real question is: is all this information really relevant? Even if so, can such an amount be effectively digested? I don't think so. One should think, what can be skipped, not how to find more time to consume it all.
