“Went through my email this afternoon, ending up with 40+ tabs open in Firefox. Every email that had a link I wanted to read or a webinar or ebook I wanted to check out, I opened in a new tab.”
If this sounds familiar, you’ll want to read Michelle Shaeffer’s blog post with eight terrific tips to help you battle information overload. I especially liked these two:
- If I watch/read this now, do I realistically have the time to implement it within a week?
- Often we’re avoiding doing the work by staying in “learning” or “research” mode. Don’t do that.
Could not have said it better myself … so I’m not going to try; I’ll simply link you to her post Why You Must Have Information Filters
Have a zillion open tabs. Was my take away from Gloria’s tslk last week at Nawbo. I’ve been more aware but haven’t conquered the “I might be missing put Po n something” beast. I think the two tips you pulled out help with a solution. Thanks
Glad the tips hit home for you, Vicki! I think the question “Do I realistically have the time to implement it within a week?” is another way of developing the focus I talked about in the tele-class.