Effective Ways to Manage Information Overload
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We are living in a digital age.
From our cars to our phones to our computers, technology is everywhere. We have access to any information we could ever want whenever we want – it’s at our fingertips. At the touch of a button we could have a map, or an email, or a spreadsheet, or a...
We are living in a digital age.
From our cars to our phones to our computers, technology is everywhere. We have access to any information we could ever want whenever we want – it’s at our fingertips. At the touch of a button we could have a map, or an email, or a spreadsheet, or a book, or an article…
But constant access to technology can be overwhelming. And when your work relies on habitual digital consumption, it can easily cause information overload.
Imagine working in a constant state of fight or flight – it would be exhausting! Unfortunately, whether we recognize it or not, many of us do. And that’s why burnout is becoming increasingly problematic, especially for women.
With information overload on the rise, Guru’s Sr. Manager of Internal Communications, Julia Soffa, will join us to dive deeper into this digital pandemic and the harmful impact it’s having on women.
We know that setting healthy work and life boundaries is important, but what about healthy technology and life boundaries? It’s easy to misidentify scrolling through social media after work as a way to “wind down”, but after spending a whole day consuming information, that mindless scrolling is just more information overload for our brains. That’s why Julia wants to teach women about the importance of disconnecting from the digital space and building a healthy relationship with technology – both in the workplace and in everyday life.
In this chat we will discuss:
- Being mindful of the relationship you want to build with technology and the negative impacts it can have on you (email apnea, information overload, etc.)
- How to create technology boundaries to protect our mental health.
- Digital Wellness best practices for both inside and outside the workplace.
Meet The Speaker
Julia is a digital wellness expert and leads internal communications at Guru Technologies.
She's passionate about tech ethics and equity, and believes that clarity and consistency create accessible communications. Prior to Guru, Julia led Product Marketing Communications for Adobe Advertising Cloud.
In her free time, Julia is music, body-surfing, and bird-watching obsessed
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I want data entry job working from home
By: Prasannanjaneya rajuPosted on 2022-08-24 -
How can I be employed?
By: TanishqPosted on 2022-08-24 -
No questions - excited to listen!
By: EmmaPosted on 2022-08-24 -
No questions at this time.
By: Carla, Communications ConsultantPosted on 2022-08-23 -
WHAT ARE TIPS ON TOOLS AND SOFTWARES THAT HELP YOU ORGANIZE AND PRIORITIZE INFOMATION
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How can I transmits this to my partner too
By: MargaritaPosted on 2022-08-23 -
Are there any platforms or Apps you use to organize information, notes, etc. In hybrid mode, I do not always have my previous notebooks for work with me. (I hope this makes sense.)
By: Kimberly, ManagerPosted on 2022-08-22 -
What information do I prioritize?
By: JoanPosted on 2022-08-21 -
How do you manage multiple platforms / platform fatigue? ie. messages on Slack, email, Basecamp...
By: MarciePosted on 2022-08-15 -
How can you drive more engagement from employees from an internal comms standpoint? Also, what are ways to optimize communications with the goal that we're not regularly sending out...
By: KatiePosted on 2022-08-15 -
Is this training for everyone or is it only for women?
By: Salim, Executive Producer DirectorPosted on 2022-08-14 -
When do you know you are overloaded with technology?
By: Adrienne, IT AnalystPosted on 2022-08-13 -
With the way my life works, technology doesn't work well and is very draining. Yet more and more daily life is dependent on the smartphone. How do I survive the exhausting workarounds I have to...
By:Posted on 2022-08-12 -
How to balance dilemma of wanting to put myself out there for personal branding on social media but feeling like I don't want to be on the platform because of overstimulation?
By: Rizalyn, CommunicationsPosted on 2022-08-11 -
I coach women in Tech, how can I support women to tune-in with themselves and design healthy technology boundaries? What did you do explore best practices for creating balance between tech and wellness?
By: RebecaPosted on 2022-08-11 -
I ask if it's easy to find a job in USA from Morocco .
By: MohammedPosted on 2022-08-11 -
With your role in Internal Comms, how do you make sure to not overwhelm your employees? This includes sending out too many messages, over surveying your group, etc.
By: Colleen, Program ManagerPosted on 2022-08-11 -
Do you recommend any free online blogs and/or websites that publish brief, two-minute reading time of summaries? I think this would help me with information overload.
By: Holly, ParalegalPosted on 2022-08-11 -
How to select remote companies?
By: Ann, Software TesterPosted on 2022-08-11 -
When you're in the middle of overload, what's the best way to weed through and how do you know what you need to pay attention to?
By: JeriPosted on 2022-08-11 -
I would love to hear tips on keeping my work and home email inboxes under control. Thank you!
By: Tracey, Project managerPosted on 2022-08-11 -
Seeking job in Sales n customer care management Retail sector every time i attend but not getting any job so i not happy with this events.
By: Mohd, Sales OperationsPosted on 2022-08-11 -
I want to ask about how we create a better resume and which kind of things we should work on.
By: Sachin, Solutions ArchitectPosted on 2022-08-11 -
In the spirit of information overload, why are you asking/collecting information about identity, gender and ethnicity? What is the purpose in collecting this information?
By: MargiePosted on 2022-08-11 -
No. Just tell me the things please.
By: Kathryn, Behavioral AnalystPosted on 2022-08-04
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