This Element is an excerpt from Focus: Your Key to More Productivity at Work (ISBN: 9780137002566) by Jurgen Wolff. Available in print and digital formats.

How to manage information overload so you can focus your efforts where you can have the greatest impact!

Information overload is one of the biggest problems plaguing creative people, who are naturally curious and tend to seek lots of ideas. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the input from TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, and especially the Internet. Learning how to deal with this flood is vital if you’re to focus your effort where it will have most value.