Warning! Information Overload!
The more, the worse – this could be the slogan of the information age. Associated Press found in a study last year that too much news can harm the human mind. Participants in this study showed signs of news fatigue; that is, they appeared debilitated by information overload and unsatisfying news experiences . . . Ultimately news fatigue brought many of the participants to a learned helplessness response. The more overwhelmed or unsatisfied they were, the less effort they were willing to put in. The pull information revolution is based on quantity, not quality, especially for Internet beginners. It takes some time and […]