{"id":15156,"date":"2017-02-27T09:42:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T13:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?page_id=15156"},"modified":"2022-02-23T11:02:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:02:49","slug":"information-overload-in-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcome information overload in communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to compete for reader attention<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28936\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"information-overload-in-communication\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Information overwhelm&lt;\/strong&gt; Readers face the data equivalent of 174 newspapers a day. How can your message get through?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png\" alt=\"Information overload in communication\" title=\"Information overload in communication\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28936 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"information-overload-in-communication\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Information overwhelm&lt;\/strong&gt; Readers face the data equivalent of 174 newspapers a day. How can your message get through?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png\" alt=\"Information overload in communication\" title=\"Information overload in communication\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/information-overload-in-communication-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Information overwhelm<\/strong> Readers face the data equivalent of 174 newspapers a day. How can your message get through?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Information overload in communication<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/what-is-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" title=\"What is information overload in communication?\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/what-is-information-overload-150.png\" alt=\"What is information overload in communication?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/what-is-information-overload-150.png\" alt=\"What is information overload in communication?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"What is information overload in communication?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/what-is-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is information overload in communication?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Readers face the equivalent of 174 newspapers a day<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Too much stuff! What\u2019s the cost of all of this information? And how can our messages break through the clutter?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Information multitasking &amp; continuous partial attention<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Information multitasking &#038; continuous partial attention disorder\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder-150.png\" alt=\"Information multitasking &#038; continuous partial attention disorder\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder-150.png\" alt=\"Information multitasking &#038; continuous partial attention disorder\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information multitasking &amp; continuous partial attention disorder<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Americans consume 15.5 hours of media a day<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Watching while texting: Americans consume nearly 16 hours of media a day \u2014 much of it at the same time. How much attention are they paying to your message?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/quotes-on-continuous-partial-attention-syndrome\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Quotes on continuous partial attention syndrome\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on continuous partial attention syndrome\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on continuous partial attention syndrome\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/quotes-on-continuous-partial-attention-syndrome\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quotes on continuous partial attention syndrome<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">What writers &amp; others say<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">\u201cTry reading a book while doing a crossword puzzle. That\u2019s the intellectual environment of the Internet.\u201d \u2014 Nicholas Carr, author of <em>The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Solutions to information overload in communication<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/how-to-overcome-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" title=\"How to overcome information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-to-overcome-information-overload-in-communication-150.png\" alt=\"How to overcome information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-to-overcome-information-overload-in-communication-150.png\" alt=\"How to overcome information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"How to overcome information overload in communication\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/how-to-overcome-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to overcome information overload in communication<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Hint: Cutting copy is not the solution<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Simple complexity: It\u2019s not enough just to reduce information. To overcome information overload, you must also make messages more meaningful.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">More on information overload in communication<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/resources-on-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Resources on information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-150.png\" alt=\"Resources on information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/resources-red-book-150.png\" alt=\"Resources on information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/resources-on-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resources on information overload in communication<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Websites, books and tools<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Too much information: We like having access to lots of information, according to a new Pew study. We just don\u2019t like having to deal with organizational information.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/quotes-about-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Quotes about information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/how-to-write-about-statistics\/quotes-pink-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/quotes-pink-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quotes-pink-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/quotes-pink-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/quotes-pink-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/quotes-blue-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes about information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27374 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27374\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/how-to-write-about-statistics\/quotes-pink-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/quotes-pink-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quotes-pink-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/quotes-pink-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/quotes-pink-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/quotes-blue-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes about information overload in communication\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27374\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/importance-of-readability\/information-overload-in-communication\/quotes-about-information-overload-in-communication\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quotes about information overload in communication<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">What writers &amp; others say<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">\u201cWe are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.\u201d \u2014 Edward O. 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