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← The abundance of information can impede the ability to focus or analyze it.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 9 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The abundance of information can impede the ability to focus or analyze it. The abundance of information can impedethe ability to focus or analyze it. Last stated 3 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 RS Rebecca Solnit — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: People in an information economy are thinking less, mainly because of television, and more information from the Web will not change that: most already get more than they can assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it People in an information economy arethinking less, mainly because oftelevision, and more informationfrom the Web will not change that:most already get more than they canassimilate. Last stated 31 years ago 1 Feb 1996 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding — tap to centre the map on it More information did not open mindsor inform people better; it can meanless understanding Last stated 6 months ago 6 May 2026 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having a lot of information does not by itself guarantee truth or order — tap to centre the map on it Having a lot of information does notby itself guarantee truth or order YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Constant exposure to information can hinder original thought — tap to centre the map on it Constant exposure to information canhinder original thought Last stated 3 years ago 19 Jun 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. — tap to centre the map on it Reading a great deal about a subjectworks partly by holding yourattention on it long enough tochange, not only by adding facts. Last stated a year ago 16 Sept 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Easy external access to information makes it harder for people to notice they lack real knowledge of it internally. — tap to centre the map on it Easy external access to informationmakes it harder for people to noticethey lack real knowledge of itinternally. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 AC Anne-Laure Le Cunff — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: In an age of abundant information, a person's judgment, taste and perspective are their primary value as a writer. — tap to centre the map on it In an age of abundant information, aperson's judgment, taste andperspective are their primary valueas a writer. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter — tap to centre the map on it Paying more attention to what ispresent than to what is absent isoften a mistake, since absence canmatter Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jan 2017 RC Robert Cialdini — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank press conferenceexists for the chair to explain andanswer for the committee's decision. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it A correction never travels as far asthe scare it corrects: the presssaid a fifth of the project's skillswere malicious, and the measuredfigure was 0.3 percent. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice — tap to centre the map on it A press dedicated to uncovering thetruth keeps society from ignoringcorruption and injustice Last stated 9 years ago 7 Jan 2018 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2018-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The abundance of information can impede the ability to focus or analyze it. Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago Holds Rebecca Solnit Read this korrent →