Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................. 7 Chapter 1 – What is Information Overload ............................... 9 The Start of Information Overload ............................................ 11 The Onslaught of Information................................................... 13 Chapter 2 – The Mind Under Siege.......................................... 15 Understanding the Enemy........................................................ 16 Social Media’s Role in Information Overload............................ 17 Enter Social Media ................................................................... 18 A Flood of Information .............................................................. 20 Chapter 3 – Understanding the Limits of Your Working Memory ...................................................................................... 22 What Information Overload Does to the Brain.......................... 24 The Limits of Working Memory................................................. 25 Nobody is Immune from Information Overload......................... 27 Chapter 4 – Seeing Information as a Commodity .................. 28 The Information Superhighway................................................. 30 The Age of Conceptualization .................................................. 31 Chapter 5 – Overcoming Challenges in an Information-Driven World.......................................................................................... 36 Get Everything Done ................................................................ 37