Too Much to Think About
How Much is Enough?
Making better decisions and overcoming information overload
“I don’t understand this. It doesn’t make any sense.”
Don’t worry, me either.
As the world continues to learn more through 2021 from the pandemic of Covid-19, it’s safe to say there’s been a lot of opinions for decision making thrown around. Did we get things right? Where did we go wrong? It’s a lot to take in. News and media are working overtime to keep up with the day-to-day changes (often hour-by-hour). Similarly, many people have felt they must stay on high-alert to take in all the information needed to stay safe. Sparking the amygdala in our brains — hard wired for fight or flight — our attention is captured by the ever pressing news being yelled at us from our screens. Is this new or is this the way it has always been, because it feels so different this year. It’s been incredibly difficult to remain calm at times when it seems like everyone is growing hostile and there’s so much contagious confusion and combativeness infecting our culture.
While we live in a digital age of information overload where seemingly everyone and everything demands our attention, our decisions seem to be wired for stress and scarcity as we live lives of predictable consumers and it’s about…
