How significant is information overload and what you can do about it? Our brains do take in a LOT of information daily. There are two problems with this: 1. We're inherently bad at assessing the quality of information we are presented with. 2. Our brains need downtime. In this episode, we'll discuss how to manage this modern information overload problem with practical techniques like the information diet.
References in this episode:
Factfullness' Foundation, GapMinder: Objective Information about the State of the World
University of California San Diego: Amount of Data We Consume
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Why We Need Downtime
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691612447308
Review of General Psychology: How Gullible Are We?
