Information Overload?

Do you have way too many emails from “experts” in your inbox?  Do you have too many training programs sitting on your computer that you haven’t watched or read yet?  Do you suffer from “shiny object syndrome” and buy every Warrior Forum or JV Zoo product related to publishing that you think is a good deal?  Are you suffering from information overload and just don’t know where to start to get all of this great information to work for you and your books?

Well, me too 🙂

So, how do we break the habit?

Here is what I do to combat information overload:

• take 15 minutes once a week and unsubscribe from any lists that are not helping you build your business
• start a master file of resources – take a few minutes to set it up at first and just include the main headings of areas that affect your business, such as book ideas, marketing ideas, writing tips, daily tasks, etc.
• set aside some time each week to review previously published training – even if it’s just 30 minutes a week
• keep your master file open on your desktop at all times
• as you review emails, work, and review training, jot down the ideas that you really want to incorporate into your business into your master file, and
• at the end of each week, review the items that you added to your master file and put them into the proper sequence with the other tasks you are already doing

I find this technique helpful in a few ways:

• it allows me to move forward in my learning and education by reviewing at least some of my purchased training each week
• it allows me to sift out the stuff I already know from the stuff I am learning and keep track of the new stuff, and
• it allows me to put the new stuff I am learning into perspective with the stuff I am already implementing so that the new stuff automatically becomes part of my implementation process

How do you deal with information overload?  I’d love to hear your thoughts.  Have a great weekend!

Barb