information overload

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.

Example Sentences

With the right travel app, you can immerse yourself in an unexplored destination without having to suffer through pre-trip information overload.

From Outside Online

This isn’t easy in today’s age of web apps and information overload, but try resisting the temptation to keep a dozen tabs open at once.

From Popular-Science

In fact, people added even more when fighting information overload, the new study reports.

From Science News For Students

This information overload is becoming a common problem for genre shows, whose early episodes are crucial for fleshing out a world that isn’t exactly our own.

From Time

People add even more when they experience information overload, those experiments showed.

From Science News

Curated to avoid information overload, the site is dedicated to breaking news and sharp commentary.

From The Daily Beast