Posts Tagged ‘overload’

Information Overload: calming the storm

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Rough Seas

Last week we discussed the onslaught of information we are hit with day after day from TV, newsletters, white pages, blogs, magazines, etc. But there is a way to calm the storm.

When it comes to your business, which ones are most timely and relevant to your area of expertise? Decide to invest your time (and resources) only in sources of information which help you grow or maintain the competitive edge in your field.

Make a conscious decision to discard the rest with limited value for you or your business, and then designate some time each week to keep yourself on top of your industry with information that really matters.

In the end, investing in relevant information really will help calm the “information overload” storm.

Next time… the importance of investing in your staff.

Until then,

Happy Organizing!

Information Overload: time to fight back!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Boxing gloves

Are you drowning in a sea of information?

We are bombarded daily with more information than we can handle from our TV’s, radios, mailboxes and Inboxes. According to the Information Overload Research Group at http://www.iorgforum.org/, “53% of people surveyed believe that less than half the information they receive is valuable or useful.”

Still, like sun worshipers on the beach we are determined to soak up even more. 

But how much information do we really need to have for our personal lives and business? More often than not, the information we receive is far greater than what we actually require; hence the creation of Information Overload. 

In the next few weeks I will focus on how you can fight back – and make choices that will increase your ability to make informed decisions about your business with the information that you choose to keep.  

Until next time,

Happy organizing!