Anyway, I thought that was an amusing counterpoint since most everyone here seems to agree with you… myself included of course.

Seems like a very do-do-do, American-ized view. You know, ‘don’t whine,’ ‘get over it’….basically a survival of the fittest kind of approach. Even the first paragraph of the article. She seems very attached to what she does and what other people think of what she does…as if it defines the individual. I suppose that’s a topic for another article though.

Having said the above, her opinion is fine and I definitely respect it. It’s more of a time management approach, which is great. While it’s important to be able to ‘synthesize’ information, it doesn’t really get down to questioning the value of the increased information out there and if we should add to it. I see so many articles stating how you need to publish x amount of blogs per week to be successful. Great! Now, what if everyone does that? Is it really adding value? Does tweeting what I’m reading add value? Does tweeting at all add value? What is value? I think these are all questions worth pondering.

Have you ever read Thoreau’s Walden? He has some wonderful lessons to share about connecting with inner being and nature. The thing is, I talk about information overload here, but even in the late 1800′s, in Concord Mass, Thoreau saw the problems people were having with industriousness for the sake of being industrious.

Brilliant post. You add value every time with the ideas you share.

Yes, we are bombarded with information from every angle.
I see screens pop up everywhere: TV, Computer, you name it.

I get headaches from sitting in front of screens every day.

What’s the solution?

Well, let’s just say I decided to get away from it all for a few days.

It was a meditation retreat, more like a spiritual journey. Just me and close to nature. Guess what? No more headache, buddy, and no more swallowing pills to make drug companies rich.

Now every time I am stressed out, at least I know what to do.
Ah, the miracles of the natural world: what a relief!

That nugget is followed by: “Guess what? Generation Y never talks about information overload. That’s because they know how to process information better than anyone else.” then… “If you feel like you are overwhelmed it means that your career is at risk, because the best employees in today’s workplace are information synthesizers. And information synthesizers don’t feel overwhelmed by information – they either use it or they don’t, but they don’t whine that there’s too much.”

So! By by baseless sanctimonious decree, this entire post and all of the comments are rendered signs of inferiority. Take that, thoughtful analysis!
.-= Andrew´s last blog ..Leveraging Failure: Reflective Summary [Lifestyle Design Year 6] =-.

I’m glad to hear you took a four day break! It’s wonderful when we give ourselves that time to just be, without the distractions of the internet. What was it like? Did you miss it, or did you find you were absolutely fine without checking e-mail, Twitter, etc.?

With our brains so bombarded with information, we find it difficult to listen to other people and actually focus on the words they speak. Our minds are constantly drifting all over the place and only taking in bits of what we hear. But later, when an important part of that discussion needs to be passed on to others or used in real life, we can no longer remember the important details and end up filling in the blanks with details we suddenly create, causing the truth to become distorted.

On another note, I just finished a four-day break from internet information and feel as if I just returned from a week at a luxury spa!
.-= Earl´s last blog ..Long-time Friends and Long-term Travel =-.

“You don’t trace the bubbles in the bathtub back to their origin, do you? Nor are you anxious for them to linger. Just note their arising and let them float away.”

Cutting back on TV is something that I definitely want to concentrate on.