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Lose Your Fear and Gain More Time in One Step
Information overload. For many, the abundance of information available today via the internet is overwhelming. We use the internet for, well, everything. But the number of hours that get sucked out of our lives because of the sheer amount of rabbit holes out there today is mind-blowing.
A 2017 University of Southern California report, Surveying The Digital Future (full publication can be read here) looked at the impact of digital technologies on internet users (and non-users) in the United States over a 15 year period. As part of that report, we are informed that the average (US) American spends 24 hours a week online. That’s an entire day! Every week! Staring at our screens! Wow!
We spend a lot of that time “passing the time,” while some of that time is used productively. But the challenge in spending that much time online is that it is really easy to get lost because of the overwhelming abundance of information crossing our paths every time we log on.
That overwhelm not only steals time from our lives, but can also induce anxiety and stress.
If you have ever felt like there’s just “too much out there,” read on. This quick analogy may change your perspective in an instant, take the fear out of information overwhelm, and help you find hours of extra time every week.
