Inspiration Overload

There are fascinating implications for a world of probabalistic resource use: for one thing, it points up the importance of "signal amplification" through retweets, reposts, and other recycling of interesting tit-bits – these are critical to the successful use of a medium that can't be consumed by any one person from tip to tail.

It also suggests that the most important strategy for coping with information overload is to simply relax and not worry about missing the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity lurking somewhere in one of your inboxes – it'll be around again shortly.

Kernargument: Maak je niet druk dat je niet alles kunt lezen, het belangrijkste komt vanzelf nog eens bovendrijven.
Daar heeft hij zeker geen ongelijk in.

Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until  2003, according to Schmidt. That’s something like five exabytes of data, he says.

Let me repeat that: we create as much information in two days now as we did from the dawn of man through 2003.

“The real issue is user-generated content,” Schmidt said. He noted that pictures, instant messages, and tweets all add to this.

Naturally, all of this information helps Google. But he cautioned that just because companies like his can do all sorts of things with this information, the more pressing question now is if they should. Schmidt noted that while technology is neutral, he doesn’t believe people are ready for what’s coming.

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It’s all about making the decision to be an early ¨abandoner¨(or whatever other name we decide on using). It’s leaving behind those things that we don’t need which make no contributions to our interests, occupations and lives.