Information Overload

Today's quote in school was:"In this age, information is growing faster than our wisdom"(or something like that).

People are being overwhelmed with information: the television, countless books, and the ever-expanding web. People read from over 150 feeds, get number of emails and what-not. The common man has access to a lot more information that he used to. The problem is one doesn't know how to use it. One gets overwhelmed.

Which book shall I read? That new Jack Higgins, or a nice Tolkien?

I need some info on Singapore, so I'll just google Singapore tourism.
So, I go and do that and click the first link and get a link there and another one and another one, until I end up reading an article about the world's best airports. What a fuck.

The problem with a lot of information is that you could get lost. It's like sailing in an ocean, you go in a certain distance and you lose sight of land. Whereas, if you travel in a lake, you can always see the end, or atleast you will reach land much sooner. You need something for the ocean, a 'compass', which we should use in an ocean. Sadly, the compass is small and people often forget to keep it, or they don't know they should, so they get lost in the ocean. The compass is your plan.

Information is a tool, you need to use it like one. You can't use a screwdriver for hammering nails. You just need one tool for nails, a hammer. You can keep a screwdriver with you when you need to be hammering nails, just so you look professional, but it is a waste of time and energy, both much more valuable resources. You need to get the information you need, and use it proper, and just junk the useless information. You can try using the screwdriver to drive a nail, but waste your damn time, not a shit cares. You need to learn to use your information correctly.
I honestly think everybody can cut on Internet time. Internet is, IMO, a web. You get caught doing useless things. By cutting on time, you will be forcing yourself with an increase in productivity. You could increase your internet time gradually later.

If youare one of those who finds themselves doing unimportant things, you have a problem. Try working with limited information. You'll automatically find yourself sucking all the juice from it.

When we browse the web, we need to be focussed on what we want. But sometimes we just browse random stuff. In times like those, time limits is the way to go. And then, some people subscribe to newsletters, feeds and stuff just because it's there. Do you really need that stuff?

Having a large amount of information isn't inherently bad. The problem is not using it efficiently.