7.3.3 INFORMATION OVERLOAD: (Continued)
What can be done about information overload? Some suggestions:
• Spend less time on information that is nice to know and more time on information that you need to know now.
• Focus on getting relevant information, not on getting information faster, and focus on quality of information, rather than quantity.
• Learn how to create better information. Be direct in what you ask people, so that they can provide short precise answers.
• Understand the tools you have and don’t switch tasks very often (singletasking keeps the mind focused on one issue at a time).
• Avoid interruptions.
• Have quiet periods, when you disconnect.
• Take breaks.