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[one day] in my internet travels, i came across a post on hn

] the OP complained about struggling with INFORMATION OVERLOAD,
] this article resonated with me b/c i have suffered some of same PROBLEMS that the OP was describing
"] OP My mind is in a constant racing state. seems to have multiple levels. One of which is directed to what I am actively doing and one below it which seems to process information in a never ending manner. I am not actively thinking about these things but it's there. Articles and books to read, shows to watch, things to do in my personal life and at work. Career advancement. All of these things just never stop but I could be calm. I can sleep fine, they don't cause active anxiety. They just linger in the background. Shooting around saying me me.
"] It's getting exhausting. I like to be informed. I like to know what people are talking about and like to be able to have a point of view. I like to have an opinion and be able to argue it. But I have realized it's just getting to be too much.

] the problem(s)

] feeling overwhelmed - 800 articles in his "To Read" list, 10 books in kindle, 100 short books in pinboard, ....
] getting exhausting -
] lack of focus -

] solutions offered by the community

] give up - watching/reading/following the 24x7 news cycle, the truly important news will come to you via,
] quit - maybe take a break might be a better option, perhaps 1 day a week to start, no
] use sw - tools and techniques to limit, block, restrict or otherwise impede your access to "distractions"

] list black,
] list white,
] software tools to allow/disallow block access to (timesinks)

] meditation
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] my solutions

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] schedule
] curate
] trusted-sources
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] 2014-12-06][13:00] UPDATE task IN prj/??

x] # # - CREATE-article# ## - guide ip ninja - 5 {best} things - ] UPDATE #5/5 Communication - x] 6th grade level, x] learn the vocabulary

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] guide,
] SRC=hn search guide, select points > 300, x] categorize

SRC = hn post Can I help you? by MikeGreenberg

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mikegreenberg

The way I help cull this wicked overflow is by using "systems"... or any method or tool which helps regulate flow. It's important to realize the fixed set of resources we each have available to us. The king of these is time. Managing it is topic I'll leave to experts. But we consciously decide to use a portion of our available time to improve ourselves in various capacities. And the trick is to use systems to maximize the efficiency of our learning during the time we dedicate.

Some examples: We browse an ungodly amount on the web. Usually without purpose. I use an RSS reader to improve my efficiency. Not only does it let me control the inputs by subscribing only to the content I'm interested in, but it lets me eliminate most of the distractions that being on their website would introduce (ads, links to other parts of their site, comments, etc). And as a bonus, my RSS reader tracks my usage...so now I know which sites I really read so I can regularly trim the fat and optimize my reading schedule around the parts of the week when the interesting content gets published.

Another example: Email is burden for everyone. Having a good email client that you know REALLY well and fits into your routine will help tremendously. My email client provides me an incredible backlog of my activity on the internet which I keep for reference. I use filters to automatically sort this information for me. Important contacts, social activity, purchases, subscriptions, marketing, spam...all divided up automatically with the relevant portions being pushed to my phone as needed. (Yep, my phone doesn't notify me of just any email...just ones on my "VIP" list. Now I can help emergencies as needed and deal with my regular email zeroing once or twice a day.)

Books are something I don't particularly deal with because of the long commitment required to get through them. I'll try to find an abridged version of an audiobook if it's HIGHLY recommended. I can't think of any particularly good suggestions on how to get through them quickly aside from scanning them in the bookstore and deciding if you want to invest a week of your time getting through one or not.

Regarding your "clarity about goals", I don't think anyone is ever 100% certain about the direction they should be going in until they have enough experience to know that's the right way to go. You're young and being worried about the "right way" is pretty natural. And I've found that the time you spend "idling" and figuring out the best possible route could cause you to miss some interesting opportunities. Don't spend too much time on the decision.

You're looking at the problem from the perspective of "these are my skills, how can I use them?" Instead, you should be asking "Of the opportunities I have in front of me, which would I most regret not doing?" It's how I try to frame my decision making and sometimes it helps make a difficult decision an easier one to live with in the long run. Worst case scenario, most of the time you'll be able to double-back and find a way to go down the "other path" if you're disappointed with results.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FameofLight

1) This is very common problem, everybody has problem of information overload.

Solution: The main point here is taking back the control, when you are doing something and your mind tells that you are missing, or I have this another great idea. Ask him objectively what is the great idea or what I am missing, if he can answer your question, write it down in your notebook and politely say to him that I know you are trying to help me, I have duly noted down your suggestion / idea will work on it once I am done with the current stuff I am doing.

About books , blog , videos etc, I know I can find the something useful if I go find the dustbin again. The idea here is pick some gem, pick your books / blogs very acutely. Now trust that the book you are reading is sufficient and good and if you need to know anything other than this one, you will bumped by difficultly when you will be needed to know. I think the whole problem arise when we try to use books as Textbooks not as helpbooks, when we try to find the exact method in books not direction where to go from current situation.

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