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information overload

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noun

Psychology.
  1. an excess of incoming information, as might confront a pedestrian on a crowded city street, that forces one to be selective in the information received and retained.


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To avoid information overload, our disclosure regime is most effective when the SEC provides the minimum effective dose of regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Cognitive bias have always existed, but her spin on it explores how it has changed in our era as a result of information overload.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

One of his objectives is to address the information overload fighter pilots endure.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

In ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking,’ Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture has hijacked our brain’s hard-wired vulnerabilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The flow of information can be substantial thus causing an information overload for some participants.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd

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