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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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In an era of information overload, the ways in which professionals prove their worth at work will likely cease to be effective, he argues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the age of information overload, nearly every elite athlete has to figure out when to throw the watch away.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Your book is about information overload, and specifically the problems of unaccountability that come out of that.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

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

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

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