How To Focus: Five Historical Inventions to Curb Information Overload

dlavenda
7 min readNov 9, 2022
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Today’s Information Overload

Ubiquitous smartphones that provide always-on Internet access create unprecedented information overload. First, there are the non-stop interruptions from WhatsApp, SMS, and social media notifications. And that’s just at home! Business apps overpower us during worktime, as well. A recent survey commissioned by OpenText found ¼ of US workers use 11 or more business apps…

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CMO | Fractional CMO| Go-to-Market Expert | PhD Candidate in Science, Technology, & Society (STS)