We’re ba-a-ack! Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right?
Lately, every day seems to be many holidays! Which is good, because we all have our favorites. So I will pick out one or two, and you can click the link above if you’re curious about the rest. This is an Open Thread, so please feel free to add your favorite pomes and photoes and holidaze for today in the Comments!
Today is Information Overload Awareness Day
Since I have been quite overloaded lately, I chose this one to share!
Some ways the day can be observed include:
- Work to cut your email output by ten or twenty percent. Avoid "reply to all," forwards, and any emails that aren't necessary. Unsubscribe to email lists. Don't send a text or call someone to ask them if they received your email right after you email them.
- Move to a place free of distractions to do your work.
- Cut out multitasking, and focus on one thing at a time.
- If possible, completely disconnect for the day.
- Learn more about the Information Overload Research Group.
- Read Jonathan Spira's book, Overload!: How Too Much Information Is Hazardous To Your Organization.
[Much more information, if not TMI, at the link! And note that I believe in multitasking. I think trying to cut that back is a guy thing!]
Information Overload
by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Many suffer from,
Information overload.
And nothing can be done,
By information overload.
Too many getting numb,
With information overload.
And not overcoming,
That information overload...
Can be,
Impossible to see achieved.
-snip-
With many running away...
From wanting purpose.
And many running away...
From honesty!
And many running away...
From keeping focus.
And many,
Are running away...
From peace believed.
To wish it could be possible.
Eye contact is...
Impossible to have it achieved.
An understanding is...
Impossible to have it achieved.
People sincere is...
Impossible to have it achieved!
Because we're overloaded,
With too much information.
[Lawrence S. Pertillar is a poet, actor, playwright, and performance artist. He was named “One of America’s Most Distinguished Poets” by The International Society of Poets; and cited by the U. S. Senate for “poetic accomplishments and writing achievements”. See more bio at the link!]
