In case we needed another reason to close the 15 extra browser tabs we have open, Clifford Nass, a communication professor at Stanford, has provided major motivation for monotasking: according to his research, the more you multitask, the less youre able to learn, concentrate, or be nice to people.
Read: What Multitasking Does To Your Brain | Fast Company | Business + Innovation.
Procrastination is something that everyone deals with. It’s hard to place too much blame on ourselves though, as the internet offers an unlimited amount of alternatives to doing our work. Since that’s the case, what are some proven ways to combat procrastination? Let’s take a look!
via Six Scientifically Supported Ways to Crush Procrastination | Mashable | Bidsketch.
The article reviews the following six scientific ways to crush procrastination:
A good backgrounder from infogineering.net. Understanding Information Overload.
Information Overload White Paper Information Overload: We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us via Basex/Jonathan Spira et. al. and the Information Overload Resource Center online repository.
A business perspective. Get a Grip on the Information Overload via The Globe and Mail.
Wired provides some links to information overload essays in Information Overload Is Not a New Problem.
A personal viewpoint. JAMES ALTUCHER: This Is Why Multitasking Will Kill You via Business Insider.
An argument from Brian Solis positing that “information overload is a symptom of over consumption and the inability to refine online experiences based on interest and importance” in The Fallacy of Information Overload.
Digital Stress and Your Brain Infographic via OnlineUniversities.com.
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