Pete Alexander2x TEDx Speaker and best-selling author helping transform burned out workers into engaged colleagues.

Stress Relief Tool - Unsubscribe from Mailing Lists

20 Mar 2019 · 1 min

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In this brief talk, the speaker highlights the modern problem of information overload, citing that consumers encounter over 10,000 brand messages daily, switch screens up to 21 times per hour, and have an average attention span of just eight seconds. To combat the resulting distraction and analysis paralysis, the speaker advises actively unsubscribing from newsletters and podcasts that no longer provide value, thereby clearing the inbox and allowing the individual to focus on truly important interests.

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There is only so much information that we can take on on a daily basis, yet we are exposed to so many messages. The average consumer is exposed to over 10,000 brand messages per day, and that number is only getting higher. Consumers switch between screens up to 21 times an hour, and the average attention span is now just 8 seconds. So what can you do about this information overload issue? One thing is to unsubscribe to any newsletters or podcasts that you're not reading or listening to anymore. If you're not getting any value out of them, go ahead and unsubscribe. That way it doesn't come into your inbox and distract you. This makes it easier to focus on what matters truly for your interests, so you can take action and not get stuck in information overload and the analysis paralysis that potentially comes from it.