Ten years ago this shift was described by David Shenk, in his book "Could" data: "If our ancestors had limited access to information and speed of communication, we are restrained solely our ability all remember it. As with calories, we must continue to work to eliminate and choose the most valuable and nutritious. Without careful attention to the information diet our brain will swell, attention will be dangerous to multiple conversations and intermittent streams of thought... peace and quiet will practically disappear".This situation is called "informational oppression", although it would be better to call it information obesity. The reason, as usual obesity, that we should consume less, but we don't know how to stop. And, as with food, the problem here and in quantity (infopack), and as (managed data).
But information is a bit more complicated. To eat something extra, you should at least open the fridge, to force feed you, no one will. But information on us literally pour out.
Infobook and infopol
The library does not inhibit - sort of books not to read, but not pressured, and that's it. In the library I came for information, and it is not for me. If I were shaken to go there, I usually know exactly what I want. It is unlikely I will come to mind to sit in the reading room, and not in your favorite chair and read unnecessary to me.
With the Internet in a different way: often, too, know what they want... but saw some banner or hyperlink and it has already been three hours you're reading an article about survival in a tropical forest, although only wanted to quickly show the dollar and go to bed early. But could not resist the temptation to open the fridge", and now "overeat" and not sleep enough. And the course has never looked...
TV offers ten options that you may want bolsters choice: once in the evening show good movie, then you will be glad to see, though if it was you on the tape, then today it would not come. But radio never asks: after you have selected a station, your freedom ends, now you obediently eat all that pour into the trough.
The difference between INFOPOLIS and thread that through the first we receive information in response to our request, and in the second only consumed and under him adjust. The Internet is infopol, although if you connect to ICQ, Internet radio, it will bring the Network up to the quality of infopolicy, you can only react. TV and radio is the flow of information, which imposes upon us the information, and the speed with which it arrives. Infobook - information, which we didn't want.
Victim information
The main problem of infogate that because we are busy receiving data, then there is no time to process them. And coupled with the belief that the more information the better, this leads to a downward spiral, when the search information becomes an end in itself. Initially, we collect information in order to process and act on its basis. But since time is always not enough, most of it we postpone until later, then, ever... the size of the archive grows, and time all does not appear, but there is stress that this mountain of data, which clearly exceeds our capabilities.
So we begin to sort, otherwise soon it will be impossible to understand and have to start all over again. Information gathering becomes a drug in the literal sense of the word. Man he devotes most of his time now to Rob other areas of his life. This can cause divorce, expulsion from the Institute and dismissal from work or even... death.
So, in Beijing 30-year-old man, without looking up, sat at the computer a little more than three days. The Chinese government has ordered the owners of Internet cafes to limit the maximum time that users can spend on the Network.
The game of hide and seek with himself
As for the threads of which are reported in real time (radio, TV), then most of it we still can't use because it escapes from the head about the same speed with which it does it.
Because remembering is a relationship of incoming information with what we already have. Therefore, we are much better digestible information that understand - have an idea about the subject. In this structure for the new information you already have the cell in which she willingly lays down.
Information from the stream usually fragmented and unstructured, or we don't have time to associate with those that already know us or nothing: all our knowledge in this area are reduced to the same individual information, much of which we already tightly forgot. The data themselves are rarely useful to us without an understanding of the processes, knowledge of the basic components and the basic laws that allows to correctly interpret the information and act on it. We often know many isolated facts, but usually have no idea about their relationships, cause and effect.
Imagine that you draw. On the table a box of colored pencils, and you can safely pick the one that you are looking for. Now imagine that you once per minute generates random color pencil - now you have to adapt to what comes to you.
Here the situation is similar. Instead of first to understand what data we need, and then to move on their search, we allow the thread to decide for us what information we need to communicate.
Transformation of the information flow
In order to convert the flow field:
- turn off the radio;
- celebrate in advance the TV program, and then see marked;
- do not switch to another channel during a commercial break;
- before you go on the Internet, ask yourself, what are you going there to look, and then see it is this;
rarely use ICQ;
- sort the archive;
- don't buy the book, the movie, not sure if that will be it reading, watching;
- spend a day or two without the TV and computer.
Few it makes
Almost each of us from childhood were the people who are much better than we knew what we needed and did not provide us with choices, or considerably restricted. And when finally we gain freedom, and with it a vast field of choice is, of course, is frightening. But because many are willing the freedom of someone to delegate so that everything remained as before.
Advertisers say that in General it is possible in this world to want, and experts of it to choose from, analysts explain how to think correctly, and entertainment programs allow you not to be bored in the evening and tomorrow to discuss what they saw at work.
If you stop watching TV, then you will not be able to communicate with colleagues and friends, you run the risk of fall of the common circle. Now it is accepted to be aware of the very large number of things that don't have any special meaning for one of the interlocutors. Even Eric Berne in the "People who play games" wrote about the fear of unstructured time. And infobook with us his joy for us structures, just let it happen.
What kind of information it carries, is not so important. Most importantly, what it avoids. He fills the consciousness of the husk, but we can hide from serious issues and need to solve their problems. And socially acceptable way. Not an alcoholic, salary brings all... that's just what it looks like the back of his head, his wife remembers well, and the person has already been forgotten.
Plunging into the information field, to begin to determine their motives: what's interesting, what knowledge do you want to deepen what information will help to develop. In the flow of images around themselves change, so you can just sit and absorb about anything without thinking. Active interaction with information is an essential component of an active life position. Don't ask what information you need in your work. Ask yourself: "Who am I and what do I want"? The information component of your life will draw this on a par with the others.
Do not view information as something separate from themselves - information field starts with you.
Death at monitor
A few years ago in new York, the 54-year-old man died from exhaustion in front of the monitor of your computer. The wife told me that for weeks wore him food in plastic boxes, but he had no time to eat. The calculations showed that in the last seven weeks, he sent messages on average every two minutes all day and night. It seems that he was commenting on what had been discussed at the moment, have expressed their point of view on any question answered, gave advice. He wrote in 48 different forums, collaborated with 375 blogs and was going to start his own column on the impact of the computer on health. But did not have time.
Author:
Bespalov A.
Source:
Our Psychology
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