Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — A survey of U.S. adults found 67 percent feel overwhelmed by their email inboxes. 82 percent miss crucial emails because of too many messages in their inboxes and in the workforce, 25 percent of workers experience significant stress and poor health due to information overload. So how can you handle it all?
A Harvard Business Review study found that 80 percent of people feel overwhelmed by the constant flow of information.
With so many tabs open in your brain, you might need some critical ignoring.
Critical ignoring is the ability to choose what to ignore and where to invest one’s limited attentional capacities.
One way to train your brain to critical ignore, learn how to lateral read. The average person consumes four articles, or eight thousand two hundred words daily. Instead, focus your time on quality. Take one article and research the organization or person behind it before reading it.
Next, limit the temptation to consume information. You can set time limits on your social media or notifications. Apps like Barrier or Freedom can help you restrict your time online.
And do not feed the trolls! These people deliberately post comments online to upset others.
They thrive on attention and spreading misinformation. Do not respond directly to trolls; do not correct them or engage in debate.
And remember, in an era of constant connection, the greatest challenge may be finding moments of disconnection.
Other online harassments terms you may hear, Flooding, Sealioning and ‘just asking questions’ also known as JAQing. If you hear any of those new vocab words, the best thing to do is to ignore it.
Contributors to this news report include: Cliff Tumetel, Producer; Bob Walko
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Sources:
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/teaching-current-directions-critical-ignoring
