How to cope with information overload

Restart - this is what you need to not only your computer, but also yourself. In today's world, we can be very difficult to pull away from the noise of the information that surrounds us everywhere. For information on how to protect yourself from information overload, we describe in this article.

Today we can safely say that not only people looking for information - information is also looking for a man. Quite unnecessary us information all around us, and we are willy-nilly start to absorb it.

Modern man does not protected from the effects of almost continuous "noise": radio, television, billboards, advertising, movies - basically this is not brightens and obscures our mind.
Erich Fromm "Forgotten Language"

Information overload brings with it confusion, memory loss, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

There are some ways that will, if not completely protect yourself from the annoying noise of the information, or at least reduce it and give yourself a needed rest.

1. Each of us have accounts in social networks. Facebook, «VKontakte», Twitter, «Classmates», LinkedIn, Instagram, Foursquare, Google +... Most of them completely, we do not need: they simply take up our time and unnecessary overload our brains information. Take a piece of paper and list it on the social networks that you really need. Feel free to delete your account from the social networks that are not included in this list.
2. Information overload - the concept is quite relative. If you see that your friends have subscribed to hundreds of public "VKontakte" and add 30 daily tweets to favorites, this does not mean that you can safely follow. The threshold is different for everyone, and that is painless for one, can be detrimental to the other.
3. Also, do not be afraid to unsubscribe in social networks of those who, in your opinion, is filled with tape useless and annoying information.
4. Not always stands on its own to swim in the sea of ​​infinite information. Sometimes useful and effective resort to the resources that are selected high-quality content. An example would be the main page "Rambler".
5. Get some sleep. And before that, arrange a short walk in the fresh air. So you let your head rest and get rid of intrusive and useless information, which is filled with your thoughts.
   

   If things cease to bring you benefits - absorb the information. If the information ceases to bring you a favor - go to sleep.
   Ursula K. Le Guin

6. Prioritize: guided by the quality of the information, rather than quantity.
7. Do not be a passive consumer of information, create your own content. Start your own blog or even an ordinary paper diary - it's a great way to relieve your mind from unnecessary thoughts and give her a break.
8. One of the main causes of information overload: we undertake several things at once, and as a result can not concentrate fully on any. Solve the problem is always one, and only then move on to another.
9. Turn off all at a time. Turn off the computer, phone and other devices. Do not throw every 15 minutes to check your email. Turn off everything - an easy way to arrange a small, but much-needed vacation.
10. Arrange a "reset". What we often do when we hang our computer? Correctly, reload it. When you feel that your brain is literally ready to explode with his overflowing information, arrange a reboot: Engage in an activity that does not require you serious effort. For example, go to the amusement park, having fun, be fooled - in a word, briefly return to the carefree childhood.
11. Have you ever noticed how we perceive information? Often we are not to read the full text (especially the articles on the Internet), and perceive information on top: We read, jumping over the line, missing words, and sometimes even looks only at the beginning of the article and immediately proceed to end. For a whole day we accumulate so many such fragmentary information that in our head is going a complete mess. To cope with this fragmented overloading, read a good book. This need not be the classical literature, it can be any book that you like and that you are able to get a grasp. This action will return your perception of the information in the right direction.
12. Ignite any idea. It does not have to relate to your professional activity, just try to start a project in any area that will be of interest to you. This will force your brain to look for specific information in a reliable sources, not "all in a row, just to have something to fill the time and his own head."
13. There are cases when you need to memorize large amounts of information, but at some point you realize that no more can: in your poor head will not climb has no information, and what you learned five minutes ago, seems to have erased from your memory. In such cases, do not try to memorize a heroic page of text, simplify information: write yourself a short plan, and better all - visualize the relevant information, present them in the form of pictures or diagrams, which will be remembered as the prompt.

And how do you cope with information overload? Share your tips in the comments.