information overload

information overload: exposure to or provision of too much information or data

Handling method:
1) reduce the amount of incoming information;
2) enhance the ability to process information

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, and lists the 10 tips in overcoming information overload:

1. "Do a brain dump." This means that a person should clear their mind by writing everything down their thoughts on paper and then prioritize them into categories and determine whether the tasks can be completed.
2. “Follow the two-minute rule." This is a technique where people time-task themselves.
3. “Clump together similar tasks."
4. “Don't multitask."
5. “Limit the distractions of email."
6. "Eat the frog first thing in the morning." This is the practice where "important decisions should be made at the beginning of the day."
7. “Spend only as much time on decisions, tasks and activities as they are worth."
8. "Take breaks."
9. "Let yourself daydream."
10. “Push Down Authority."

Note: extracted from Internet