Do you feel overwhelmed every time you check your email, notifications or social media accounts? How much of the information you’re consuming is actually useful?
Sometimes we find ourselves feeling overwhelmed by the amount of data that is in front of us. There is the old adage of the more you know the better but this doesn’t seem to always be the case. We know that when we have too many options a choice can become impossible as stated by George A Miller finding the magic number 7 for our working memory. A similar thing applies to us when we are consuming information. How do you know what to prioritise reading when you have a constant barrage of notifications?
Next time you are getting overwhelmed step back and figure out what you actually need to know. Sometimes less truly is more as you will be able to process everything that you read.
It’s time for that spring clean. Remove unnecessary nformation and focus on what matters.