How to Beat Information Overload

By nature of our modern lifestyles, we are constantly bombarded with a constant stream of information.  Whether its on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or offline on the radio or TV, there really is too much!

In order to beat information overload you will need to be able to focus and concentrate your time.  Thie biggest killer of productivity is jumping around from site to site, picking up too much content.

Set yourself some boundaries.    For example, how many times do you really need to check your email on a daily basis?  Can you get by only checking it twice daily?  I recommend just checking your inbox twice daily to avoid the constant and bordering on insane inbox check every 20 minutes.

Use the same technique on Twitter and Facebook.  Its not a good idea to be constantly checking Facebook and Twitter.  On Facebook, hide all non-relevant status updates.  These include Farmville and other application notifications.  They are useless and waste of information.  Instead only keep status updates from family and close friends.

How many blogs do you read?  Do you use an RSS reader?  Have a look at the blogs you read and try and cut down on the ones you don’t really read.  These include the ones you simply skim over.  Unless you’re reading and taking value away from each article,  a blog can be culled from your reading list.

So there you have some simple and easy ways to be more productive, get more done, and cut down on the amount of information you take in.