Comments on: A Manifesto for Speed http://www.xconomy.com/national/2009/08/28/a-manifesto-for-speed/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Craig Roth http://www.xconomy.com/national/2009/08/28/a-manifesto-for-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-77942 Craig Roth Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:08:23 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=39274#comment-77942 I'm happy to see voices of reason popping up here and there among the din of "information overload is destroying your brain" messages. I'm not saying there isn't an issue here that needs to be managed and that many people don't have dysfunctional message processes. I use reason to mean applying skepticism and objectivity (as Chris does above pointing out each person has a different environment). Information overload comes across too often with evangelical zeal. That's why I recommend avoiding the "information overload" term and its negative associtations entirely and describe it in terms of a management issue (enterprise attention management). More on the "attention management" tag of my blog: http://knowledgeforward.wordpress.com/category/attention-management/ I’m happy to see voices of reason popping up here and there among the din of “information overload is destroying your brain” messages. I’m not saying there isn’t an issue here that needs to be managed and that many people don’t have dysfunctional message processes. I use reason to mean applying skepticism and objectivity (as Chris does above pointing out each person has a different environment). Information overload comes across too often with evangelical zeal. That’s why I recommend avoiding the “information overload” term and its negative associtations entirely and describe it in terms of a management issue (enterprise attention management).

More on the “attention management” tag of my blog:
http://knowledgeforward.wordpress.com/category/attention-management/

]]> By: Chris Noble http://www.xconomy.com/national/2009/08/28/a-manifesto-for-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-77932 Chris Noble Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:22:39 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=39274#comment-77932 We're all different aren't we? For me, 5 days in a row of constant interruptions & information, followed by 2 days of being unplugged, works well. Freemen seems to need a different environment. The key is figuring out what environment works for you and how to find it. We’re all different aren’t we? For me, 5 days in a row of constant interruptions & information, followed by 2 days of being unplugged, works well. Freemen seems to need a different environment. The key is figuring out what environment works for you and how to find it.

]]> By: Bill Ghormley http://www.xconomy.com/national/2009/08/28/a-manifesto-for-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-77931 Bill Ghormley Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=39274#comment-77931 Right on, Wade. Caffeine + Cable + Communication at light speed = Exponential Connection to a Compelling Cosmos (more poetry, too) I learned the "bliss of the empty in box" from Bruce Bullen, now acting CEO at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Bruce actually takes it a step further -- he never leaves for home until his ENTIRE inbox is less than one screen in length, which means he opens and processes all but a dozen holdover emails daily. Noting Bruce's effectiveness when working with him, I try to get to a zero inbox at least 2-3 times a week. (;-> Wag Right on, Wade.
Caffeine + Cable + Communication at light speed = Exponential Connection to a Compelling Cosmos (more poetry, too)
I learned the “bliss of the empty in box” from Bruce Bullen, now acting CEO at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
Bruce actually takes it a step further — he never leaves for home until his ENTIRE inbox is less than one screen in length, which means he opens and processes all but a dozen holdover emails daily. Noting Bruce’s effectiveness when working with him, I try to get to a zero inbox at least 2-3 times a week. (;-> Wag

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