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ba1969. (Photographer). (2012). Canvas texture 1, 2, 4, & 5. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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Hurst, M. (2007). Bit literacy: Productivity in the age of information and e-mail overload. New York: Good Experience
Press.
Levine, S. (2006). Cut to the chase: And 99 other rules to liberate yourself and gain back the gift of time. (pp. 113-117).
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How to Avoid Information Overload
- 1. How to avoid information overload Leanne Rizzo QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/intersectionconsulting/7537238368/sizes/n/
- 2. “There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/eltpics/8197953256/sizes/n/
- 3. The quest for elegance Quest for elegance Less can be MORE Empty space is OK!
- 4. Maintain a work/life balance QuickTime™ an decompressor are needed to see this Spirals https://secure.flickr.com/photos/mlehet/51389051/
- 5. “…a bulging [email] in-box demoralizes users with feelings of overload” (Hurst, 2007,p. 25) QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/slipstreamblue/2638690797/sizes/n/
- 6. Practical Tips on Managing your Email In-box • Delete all spam • Save FYI emails or action items in appropriate digital folder • Finish 2 minute tasks immediately • Have a to do list for items that will take longer than 2 minutes • Empty out entire email inbox every day • “Induction” process may be needed
- 7. Hurst’s definition of the email Inductionprocess: “induction” definition The massive cleaning out of several emails that have piled up over a specific amount of time and therefore make your in-box a total count of 0. Hurst suggests that your inbox is a mere temporary holding place for communication and it’s not meant to live there.
- 8. Schedule certain times of day to check emails or return phone calls QuickTime™ an decompressor are neededTips to see this Time management Time Management Schedule certain times of day to check emails and return phone calls https://secure.flickr.com/photos/22280677@N07/
- 9. QuickTime™ an decompressor are needed to see this Be comfortable with silence QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/66119192@N03/6022322818/sizes/m/ Be comfortable with silence
- 10. Debrief after meetings • “Ask yourselves, ‘Did we accomplish everything we set out to do? Is everyone clear on the next steps?’ “ (Levine, 2006, p.113) • Schedule follow-up tasks that need to be completed • Stay in touch with the front lines. “Find some way to ‘meet’ with your customers and ask them about them about their needs” (Levine, 2006, p. 117).
- 11. Dance Schedule time not just for working, but for playing… https://secure.flickr.com/photos/camargofernanda/8077035604/
- 12. QuickTime™ an decompressor are needed to see this Mistakes Be OK with mistakes Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ~ Albert Einstein
- 13. Jump on 2- risk taking QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/sovietuk/486119799/sizes/s/ Being willing to take risks
- 14. “People today are in danger of drowning in information; but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be. If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.” ― Idries Shah, Reflections
- 15. QuickTime™ an Other decompressor Resources: are needed to see this Resources 1) Blur: How to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel 2) Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload by Mark Hurst 3) The Dip QuickTime™ and a decompressor by Seth Godin are needed to see this picture. 4) Cut to the Chase: And 99 Other Rules to Liberate Yourself and Gain Back the Gift of Time by Stuart R. Levine 5) The overflowing brain : information overload and the limits of working memory https://secure.flickr.com/photos/cherigrace/7478349084/sizes/m/ by Torkel Klingberg
- 16. Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be your model. Remembering balance It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface. -Confucius QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/ladymaggic/4594513247/sizes/m
- 17. QuickTime™ an decompressor References are needed to see this References ba1969. (Photographer). (2012). Canvas texture 1, 2, 4, & 5. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=search&txt=texture&w=1&x=0&y=0 Hurst, M. (2007). Bit literacy: Productivity in the age of information and e-mail overload. New York: Good Experience Press. Levine, S. (2006). Cut to the chase: And 99 other rules to liberate yourself and gain back the gift of time. (pp. 113-117). New York: Doubleday.
Editor's Notes
- #9: This will help you to avoid distraction and maintain your email in-box.