Modern humans spend more than 11 hours every 24 in constant consumption. Not just feeding, but devouring information continually expelled by electronics we love so much. Just as we can become morbidly obese from both eating sugar, fat and flour, we also become text gluttons, instant messaging, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, updates and tweets.
We are facing a storm of distractions, being bombarded by uninterrupted notifications and tempted by small amounts of appetizing information. Just as excess unhealthy food can result in obesity, so much information without content can easily make us ignorant. This book teaches you to thrive in this context — what to look for, what to avoid, and how to be selective. In it, Johnson explains the role of information in human history and why its diet is essential to all who wish to be intelligent, productive and healthy.
In the book The Information Diet, you:
You will find out why renowned scholars are concerned about our state of attention and our general intelligence;
It will analyze how the current media — the great media — offers us exactly what we want: content that only confirms our beliefs;
You will learn to take steps to develop your data literacy, your attention capacity and a healthy sense of humor;
You will see how to get involved in the information economy, learning to reward good information providers;
Just as a normal and healthy diet, this book does not intend you to consume less, but to find a healthy balance.
Source: Novatec Editor
