Free yourself from 'information overload'
Jul 30, 2026 ยท 23m
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Amazon Health AI
Host's analog weekend and reading Othello
Defining information overload and infomania
Symptoms of information overload
Sponsors and NPR donation appeal
Setting information goals to prevent overload
Time boxing and signaling availability
Takeaway: Minimizing task switching
Sponsors: Workday and Carnegie Corporation
Strategies to stop self-interruption
The cognitive cost of multitasking
Physical movement to reset cognitive focus
Brain health in the age of AI
Episode recap of key takeaways
Credits and final sponsor reads
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