Managing information overload in a world of too much %$#&* information
Friday, May 17, 2019 at 12:48PM 
The Institute for the Future said cognitive load coping was a 'got to have it' skill for 2020. I've been keynoting at conferences on Day 1 giving delegates these much needed 'cognitive load coping' skills.
Are we ever 'taught' or 'shown' what to do in a situation of information overload? Many people zone out, reach for the comfort of their mobile device, feign understanding (head nodding) or daydream.
Info overload at conferences happens:
🐌 g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y (end of Day 1 you feel zombie-ish)
or
🚀 rapidly (presentation is so fast, laden with charts and stats you lose the threads ... gone).
Part of the 'it's all too much' zone is when we foolishly choose to REWORK information. We store it (take photos of slides at conferences, save PDFs, type notes, screenshot stuff) fully intending to 'look at it later'.
But it's one of the most ineffective and inefficient ways to handle information overload. Rather, get up out of the 'it's all too much zone'. It's worth building the confidence and capability to handle all that information, live ... in the moment so you are indeed 'all over it'.
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