Too Much Info Can Be Dangerous to One's Sanity

I'm suffering from information overload, have been for over a week now. I'm torn between the desire and need to know more and more and the energy it takes to integrate it into my personal "hard drive".

I say that in jest, but, is that not what we all do? Well, at least some of us. What do people do when learning something new and entirely different from their "normal"? Learning takes a huge amount of energy and, in my opinion, the main focus of learning rests with discernment.

We cannot learn everything. It is simply impossible to absorb all existing information, therefore the importance lies in knowing what information we need. Everything else becomes superfluous, hindering progress.

That is what is making clear sense to me now. I need to go from--I want it all!--to--What will best serve me in what I want to create in my life?

Sounds so elementary, yet I do believe our society creates a sort of race or competition to obtain the ultimate, best, most noteworthy, hot off the press sizzling knowledge. Knowledge is power if you know the right stuff, that is.

I am developing my idea for a business while listening to and reading many experts' opinions on how to succeed in business. That's a good thing to do if you want to be motivated or inspired to do the same. Or is it?

For me, I've come to realize that listening to many experts is not such good thing after all. It's more about what to do with what you know that matters and I'm finding that much of what I've been taking in is not what I need to know!

Back to the drawing board for me. I did not say back to square one, it's not about starting over but more about being mindful of where I am and how I will proceed.

I'm curious of how others process information in order to expand their mind library. As for me, it's more about taking a break for awhile. I can see that, as for now, I won't be a prolific blogger until I work out some inner kinks.

My biggest learning curve to date is managing time while developing, creating, allowing my ideas to bloom. Action will come, but I don't so much want to run about wildly without knowing where I'm going. No, I am not stuck, I am re-booting!

:)