If you feel like every day is a battle against an overload of texts, tweets, emails, calls and messages, you aren’t alone. Americans process five times as much information a day now than they did in 1986 — the equivalent of reading 176 newspapers cover to cover.

Luckily, there are some strategies for staying afloat. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin answered your questions about how to be focused in a live Facebook chat after our show.

On Choosing Between Priorities

 

 

 

 

 

On Tackling Your Email Inbox

 

 

 

 

 

On Removing Decisions

 

 

 

 

 

On Changing Habits

 

 

 

 

 

On Navigating Consumer Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

On Controlling Clutter

 

 

 

 

 

On Dementia And Aging

 

 

 

 

 

On Preparing Children For Information Overload

 

 

 

 

 

 

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