| We have all heard the term "information overload" | | | | are perfectly legitimate. |
| and I'm sure we all have experienced it. | | | | Read your spam subject headers before you |
| But, what about the "underload" of information? | | | | delete. Many time spamfilters will move perfectly |
| That email wenever read, those magazines we | | | | acceptable email to the spam folder. |
| tossed in the trash, thoseconferences we were | | | | Make sure to set your filter to allow toss |
| always going to attend? Think in terms of the | | | | addresses that youwant to receive mail from too. |
| valuable information/insights you are missing. | | | | Set news alerts for important events and items |
| The average person receives thousands of sound | | | | you want to keeptrack of. Read the headline to |
| bytes ofinformation a day. We can't possibly | | | | determine if they are worthy of afurther look. |
| assimilate all of them. | | | | Most search engines allow you to set an |
| However, how can sift though the masses and | | | | unlimitednumber of alerts. They will deliver the |
| not miss importantinsights about jobs, careers or | | | | headlines to your inbox. |
| business? | | | | Read the TOC of all mags. See if there are |
| Here are a couple of tips to consider to keep | | | | articles you want toread. Tear them out and toss |
| informed anddiscontinue missing important | | | | the rest. As an alternative, checkthe mags |
| information that could affect yourfuture. | | | | website and subscribe to its weekly e-zine that |
| Open all of your snail mail. Many important pieces | | | | coversthe major news events. |
| of information now arrive in innocuous looking | | | | Look at conference brochures way in advance to |
| envelops. They are disguised to keep them from | | | | set your scheduleand determine if it's worth the |
| being opened by the wrong person. The problem | | | | trip. Conferences are scheduledso far in advance |
| is that we can't differentiate the important stuff | | | | they allow plenty of time to clear yourschedule to |
| from the junk. Therefore, it's best to check. More | | | | attend. |
| than once, I have been ready to toss something | | | | These are just a few ideas and short cuts on |
| important. | | | | how to keep in theloop on current insights and |
| Let all your associates and members of your | | | | news that could dramaticallyinfluence your future. |
| business circle knowthat you want them to | | | | Don't be guilty information underload. Beproactive |
| identify their email in the subject line so that you | | | | when it comes to your business or career -- |
| will open it. I never open unknown sender or no | | | | notreactive. |
| subject emails. Although I'm sure, some of them | | | | |