Welcome to the age of info-clutter!
Too much information running through my brain, Too much information driving me insane ( - Sting -)
Malik blogs about not being able to keep up with all the information coming his way in the form of e-mails, rss-feeds, books, magazines, phonecalls, voicemail etc:
On a more personal level this constant flow of info-gusher right into the brain is going to have a negative effect eventually. Irritability, the inevitable desire to keep up with what’s happening – everywhere. The dreaded question: what did I miss? What’s happening in the world out there?
Or as Rands, a Silicon Valley based geek, puts it:
This is advanced case of Nerd Attention Deficiency Disorder. I am unable to function at my desktop unless I’ve got, at least, five things going on at the same time. If your count came close, you’re probably afflicted, as well.
Besides all that, we now have to keep up with over 5000 podcast subscriptions…