https://thepaulagcompany.com/information-overload/ Helping you simplify and streamline your small business Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thepaulagcompany.com/information-overload/#comment-361 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:36:55 +0000 http://www.coaching4lesbians.com/blog/2006/03/14/information-overload/#comment-361 […] I recently talked about the quality of information you allow yourself to digest each day as being a key ingredient of success and avoiding burnout. One fabulous and entirely free way you can add more soul-full high quality information to your daily diet is by listening to some of the shows on Hay House Radio. […]

]]> https://thepaulagcompany.com/information-overload/#comment-360 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:32:56 +0000 http://www.coaching4lesbians.com/blog/2006/03/14/information-overload/#comment-360 Oh, Paula:
You have hit on a mantra of mine…the information overload. I, for one, am not cut out for the "zillions" of ways (it feels like there's that many) a person can be contacted, stimulated, communicated with…verbally, non-verbally, electronically, aurally, visually, physically and other means I'm sure others can testify to. I'm in the field of communications…it's my job to help people choose the most effective means of getting their message across to generate a reaction and be responded to in some fashion. Our world has certainly changed in the way people prefer to communicate and be communicated with. Reading and long-hand writing is arduous. Getting spoon-fed, instantly gratifying information is better. And in a way, who can blame those attracted to the latter. There is TOO much to absorb today!! And, it's actually hard to restrict the means by which you want to recieve your information. You may feel your missing something if you don't take in as much as you can. But, I have noticed how overwhelmed I am and others are in processing that much stimuli. It's just not how we were built. Yes, some minds are intellectually capable, but then they may be limited in contributing in other meaningful ways, e.g., emotionally, spiritually, humbly.
I have already made a concious effort to reduce the number of ways I get information, mostly by finally getting real with myself and admitting that some of them are "cop outs,"e.g., mindless TV shows…just a way to briefly sidetrack you from the numerous things on your mind, not just from one day's accumulation of information, but possibly many, many days. Even if you could wipe your slate clean each day, the number of ways people can stack up information at your doorstep nowadays within hours, within a work day, makes it much easier to get behind dealing with information processing and decision-making. And I'm not just thinking of the "corporate" or "entreprenuerial" professional, but also the folks like the stay-at-home Mom or Dad which multiplies exponentially by number of children, and pets for that matter!! WOW!!
I appreciate your suggestion to CUT DOWN on the number of means we receive our information and communications. It's sort of like the "closet lady" who comes in and gets rid of your non-essentials and you feel a bit of a sigh of relief that your not looking at stacks of stuff anymore, not having known where in God to begin. But, it's the same problem. WHAT shouldn't I be reading or hearing about and cut that from my list? May be a new specialty!!

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