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All men by nature desire knowledge.
Aristotle

Information Overload
INFORMATION OVERLOAD

What causes information overload?
  • Too much information
  • Can’t understand the information
  • Don’t know if the information exists
  • Don’t know where to find the information
  • Can’t access the information
  • Don’t know if the information is accurate
Information overload (also known as infobesity, infoxication, information anxiety, and information explosion) is the difficulty in understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information about that issue. [Wikipedia]
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