In Thriving on Overload, Ross Dawson breaks down practical, easy-to-use strategies for staying on top of things in a world that’s moving faster every day. The whole idea is to learn how to thrive with too much information instead of letting it stress you out. Drawing from his experience as a top futurist and more than 25 years of research, he explains how people can turn information overload into something useful and valuable. He introduces five connected abilities that, when developed together, help you perform at an exceptional level
Purpose: understanding why you engage with information enables a healthier relationship that generates success and balance in your life.
Framing: creating frameworks that connect information into meaningful patterns builds deep knowledge, insight, and world-class expertise.
Filtering: discerning what information serves us, using an intelligent portfolio of information sources, helps surface valuable signals above the pervasive noise.
Attention: allocating your awareness with intent, including laser-like focus and serendipitous discovery, maximizes productivity and outcomes.
Synthesis: expanding our unique capacity to integrate a universe of ideas yields powerful insight, the ability to see opportunities first, and better decisions.
Discover valuable lessons from some of the world’s most extraordinary “information masters”: entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and researchers who are completely at home in a world awash with information, capable of transforming vast mines of data into the solid gold of insight and effective action. Packed with clear guidance, useful exercises, engaging stories, and handy resources, Thriving on Overload will help you build the capabilities that enable you to outperform your peers and prosper as never before in a world defined by excessive information.
“Here’s my problem. According to ‘Thriving on Overload’ author Ross Dawson, “We need to acknowledge we are information addicts.” He confesses, “I certainly admit to being an addict, not adequately able to control my craving for the latest in news and my networks.” Ditto. How about you?
I have another problem. This hot-off-the-press book may be the most important book you read this year—but it would be sinful to serve up a substantial book review for you. I’d just be adding to your information overload! I’d be feeding your addiction. Yikes! So I’ve thought about three review options. Just pick one option—and move on. Don’t miss the breaking news on your favorite network or news feed!”-John W. Pearson
These days we’re all familiar with losing time in internet halls of mirrors, time-sinks and doom-scrolling. This book is a valuable guidebook to creating a practice of intentional reading with a structured framework to surf rather than drown in information. What we read controls what we think, and above all this is a healthy reminder that we should actively choose what we consume and not cede control to attention grabbing algorithms. Indeed, more than a reminder, it’s a set of practices and strategies to do exactly that.– Micheal Harries
Ross Dawson is a world-leading futurist, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies group of companies, with clients including industry leaders, such as Boston Consulting Group, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Google, Interpublic Group, Microsoft, News Limited, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, PwC, Visa, and Walmart. Dawson is in strong demand globally, having delivered keynote speeches and strategy workshops to business and government leaders in over 30 countries. He appears frequently in media, such as ABC TV, BBC, The Guardian, New York Times, and VICE, among many others.
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