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Is there something wrong with being addicted to information? Is that not the single thing that ties us together? Knowing this and that; then using that knowled

Is there something wrong with being addicted to information? Is that not the single thing that ties us together? Knowing this and that; then using that knowledge to connect to others? Maybe I'm missing something, but is there ever too much information?

davidmathers 16y ago
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- lukeqsee 16y ago
  Your brain takes in information 100% of the time. You just decide which information you put in.
bdickason 16y ago
I have found that as I become more 'addicted' to information, my life has become more scatterbrained. I find it harder to remember things and my attention span slowly grew shorter and shorter. I hate to admit this as it makes me sound inferior, but it's true. I've been combatting this by not checking my email/twitter on the subway and just focusing on the book I'm reading, and watching videos in full screen. Also using Tweetdeck has helped alot because I no longer check Twitter compulsively. I wait for a tweet to come in then respond.
rianjs 16y ago
I'm inclined to think that having perfect information (or as close to it as possible) can lead to "analysis paralysis". Generally speaking, the more information you have, the more you can see all the possible upsides and downsides that might occur as the result of a given choice. This makes everyone prone to not making a choice at all -- some people manage this tendency better than others -- and this can be worse than making even a bad choice. While you were trying to optimize an outcome, the opportunity passes you by. In this respect, imperfect information can make a difficult choice easier to make. So yes, so there is such a thing as too much information. Some people just manage it better than others.

davidmathers 16y ago

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lukeqsee 16y ago
Your brain takes in information 100% of the time. You just decide which information you put in.

bdickason 16y ago

I have found that as I become more 'addicted' to information, my life has become more scatterbrained. I find it harder to remember things and my attention span slowly grew shorter and shorter. I hate to admit this as it makes me sound inferior, but it's true. I've been combatting this by not checking my email/twitter on the subway and just focusing on the book I'm reading, and watching videos in full screen. Also using Tweetdeck has helped alot because I no longer check Twitter compulsively. I wait for a tweet to come in then respond.

rianjs 16y ago

I'm inclined to think that having perfect information (or as close to it as possible) can lead to "analysis paralysis". Generally speaking, the more information you have, the more you can see all the possible upsides and downsides that might occur as the result of a given choice. This makes everyone prone to not making a choice at all -- some people manage this tendency better than others -- and this can be worse than making even a bad choice. While you were trying to optimize an outcome, the opportunity passes you by. In this respect, imperfect information can make a difficult choice easier to make. So yes, so there is such a thing as too much information. Some people just manage it better than others.