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Info-Paralysis
May 5, 2011
The tighter we cling to the norm of effectiveness the smaller the tasks we’ll take on.
-Parker Palmer, American author and educator
-Parker Palmer, American author and educator
“The booming science of decision making has shown that more information can lead to objectively poorer choices, and to choices people come to regret.”
“Every bit of incoming information presents a choice: whether to pay attention, whether to reply, whether to factor it into an impending decision. But decision science has shown that people faced with a plethora of choices are apt to make no decision at all.”
“A key reason for information’s diminishing, or even negative, returns is the limited capacity of the brains working memory. It can hold roughly seven items….Anything more must be processed into long-term memory and…the brain [then] struggles to figure out what to keep and what to disregard.”
“We are conditioned to give greater weight in our decision making machinery to what is latest, now what is more important or more interesting.”
How can you protect yourself from having your decisions warped by excess information? Experts advise dealing with emails and texts in batches, rather than in real time…Avoid the trap of thinking that a decision requiring you to assess a lot of complex information is best made methodically, and consciously; you will do better, and regret less, if you let your unconscious turn it over by removing yourself from the info influx.”
Mind in the Making |
 Ellen Galinsky provides research-based advice for parents and teachers on how to raise their children to be well rounded and achieve their full potential — learning to take on life’s challenges, communicating well with others, and remaining committed to learning. |
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Displaying All 2 CommentsSarasota, Florida, United States
AMEN! I have been thinking this same thing about the fact that we have too many choices and having all these different kinds of choices about absolutely every facet of our life that involves making a decision about-we have so much info about everything, that we sometimes just shut down and don't make a decision. It is even hard to choose a product from the grocery store now. I myself sometimes stand for several minutes trying to decide what to eat or buy. I have seen many people in the grocery store do this. It is ridiculous. I would hope that early childhood teachers start early in teaching our young children to make decisions.
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Fredonia, NY, United States
I think you meant "not" instead of "now". Is that correct?
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