Death by information overload

Deskripsi

Current research suggests that the surging volume of available information - and its interruption of people's work - can adversely affect not only personal well-being, but also decision making, innovation, and productivity. There's hope, though. Innovative tools and techniques promise relief for those of us struggling with information inundation . Some are technological solutions - software that automatically sorts and prioritizes incoming e-mail, for instance - designed to regulate or divert the deluge. Others prevent people from drowning by getting them to change the way they behave and think . A company's responses to information overload will invariably require not only technology but also a change in collective behavior..Printed journal