Is There Just Too Much Information?
b'\\u201cInformation overload\\u201d is defined as the tipping point when the input of information exceeds an individual\\u2019s capacity to process it all. When we begin to feel overwhelmed and stressed by the amount of information that is available, we can end up feeling more stressed and overwhelmed than knowledgeable.\\nFor parents, the urge to find certainty through online research\\u2014only to end up feeling even less certain\\u2014is particularly common. How can we make the constant availability of information, useful and otherwise, work for us rather than against?\\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\\n\\nHow "information overload" can reduce decision-making abilities\\n\\nWhether obsessive internet searching is the result, or cause, of low self-confidence in parents\\n\\nHow to know your limits, and then set them\\n\\n\\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:\\n\\nTerese Glatz and Melissa A. Lippold. \\u201cIs more information always better? Associations among parents\\u2019 online information searching, information overload, and self-efficacy.\\u201d International Journal of Behavioral Development.\\n\\n\\nJessica Runberg for The Washington Post: Is crowdsourced parenting eroding confidence?\\n\\n\\nCara Goodwin for Psychology Today: New Study: Information Overload for Parents\\n\\n\\n\\n\\ufeffWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'