Information Overload and Personal Identity

aroundthetable · 01-24-2010, 04:23 PM

Hi everybody, i'm enjoying dipping in and out of this forum and its one of my favourite places to come and browse so many interesting topics.

Because its so vibrant in here, it has caused me to wonder how to deal with all the info, barely a topic goes by that i dont want to follow. But the habit has formed now where i generally just look at the first page of new posts and the threads ive subscribed to. This suits me and my limited info capacity but i know there are so many topics that just float right by without me even noticing them.

So my point, to keep it short is, how does everybody deal with this? It seems to me that if you arrive here with a solid personal identity then hey not to worry about it all and take what is personally beneficial/interesting> However i can imagine people who do not have a sure footing could become bewildered and even depressed when faced with all this info action.

Any thoughts please?

Majorion · 01-24-2010, 05:14 PM

Hi aroundthetable,

Not sure exactly what your question is, but what I do is just check the 'new posts' rather than going through subforums and old directories, only joining newer updated topics.

If I counted the amount of topics I've subscribed to on all forums I've ever been to, well, I can't, and that's the point... put no limits on interesting topics, doesn't matter if you don't digest every piece of it, just that you get the core of the matter.

Cheers

aroundthetable · 01-24-2010, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majorion

Hi aroundthetable,

Not sure exactly what your question is, but what I do is just check the 'new posts' rather than going through subforums and old directories, only joining newer updated topics.

If I counted the amount of topics I've subscribed to on all forums I've ever been to, well, I can't, and that's the point... put no limits on interesting topics, doesn't matter if you don't digest every piece of it, just that you get the core of the matter.

Cheers

roger that

thanks

i think getting the jist is prob enough to keep toe in the water without drowning in it!

morguana · 01-24-2010, 08:27 PM

awwwww aroundthetable, it can be a bit daunting at first, but you will soon find your own rhythm, so just kick back, chill and enjoy

love
m x

joe2288 · 01-24-2010, 08:35 PM

Hey sometimes I find myself in the same situation. It's really hard sometimes to

know all this information out there and not go mad with anger or fear. I have

taken a back seat to everything for that reason. I look at it like this, we are

all here to learn. This is not our first time on this planet and we have many more

lives ahead of us. I no longer focus on all the drama going on in the world,

because that is not what we are here for. We are here to grow spiritually and

learn to understand our reality and if you can just learn to love forgive and grow

without focusing on all the negativity you have advanced spiritually to were

you will not have to come back and play the same games. Basically you need

to focus inward rather then outward, that is how you truly grow.

aroundthetable · 01-24-2010, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe2288

Hey sometimes I find myself in the same situation. It's really hard sometimes to

know all this information out there and not go mad with anger or fear. I have

taken a back seat to everything for that reason. I look at it like this, we are

all here to learn. This is not our first time on this planet and we have many more

lives ahead of us. I no longer focus on all the drama going on in the world,

because that is not what we are here for. We are here to grow spiritually and

learn to understand our reality and if you can just learn to love forgive and grow

without focusing on all the negativity you have advanced spiritually to were

you will not have to come back and play the same games. Basically you need

to focus inward rather then outward, that is how you truly grow.

Well put Joe, in a nutshell

aroundthetable · 01-24-2010, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morguana

awwwww aroundthetable, it can be a bit daunting at first, but you will soon find your own rhythm, so just kick back, chill and enjoy

love
m x

Thanks morguana, i do have my own system/philosophy i adhere to, its kinda like sitting calmly in a boat while the sea swirls all around in an endless perennial storm.

or kicking back and chilling!!

01-24-2010, 04:23 PM	#1
aroundthetable Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 410	Information Overload and Personal Identity Hi everybody, i'm enjoying dipping in and out of this forum and its one of my favourite places to come and browse so many interesting topics. Because its so vibrant in here, it has caused me to wonder how to deal with all the info, barely a topic goes by that i dont want to follow. But the habit has formed now where i generally just look at the first page of new posts and the threads ive subscribed to. This suits me and my limited info capacity but i know there are so many topics that just float right by without me even noticing them. So my point, to keep it short is, how does everybody deal with this? It seems to me that if you arrive here with a solid personal identity then hey not to worry about it all and take what is personally beneficial/interesting> However i can imagine people who do not have a sure footing could become bewildered and even depressed when faced with all this info action. Any thoughts please?

01-24-2010, 05:14 PM	#2
Majorion Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ∞ Posts: 654	Re: Information Overload and Personal Identity Hi aroundthetable, Not sure exactly what your question is, but what I do is just check the 'new posts' rather than going through subforums and old directories, only joining newer updated topics. If I counted the amount of topics I've subscribed to on all forums I've ever been to, well, I can't, and that's the point... put no limits on interesting topics, doesn't matter if you don't digest every piece of it, just that you get the core of the matter. Cheers

01-24-2010, 08:27 PM	#4
morguana Project Avalon Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: sussex, uk Posts: 1,137	Re: Information Overload and Personal Identity awwwww aroundthetable, it can be a bit daunting at first, but you will soon find your own rhythm, so just kick back, chill and enjoy love m x __________________ better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace the way is not in the sky, the way is in the heart forum guidlines Avalon Chat

01-24-2010, 08:35 PM	#5
joe2288 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois USA Posts: 652	Re: Information Overload and Personal Identity Hey sometimes I find myself in the same situation. It's really hard sometimes to know all this information out there and not go mad with anger or fear. I have taken a back seat to everything for that reason. I look at it like this, we are all here to learn. This is not our first time on this planet and we have many more lives ahead of us. I no longer focus on all the drama going on in the world, because that is not what we are here for. We are here to grow spiritually and learn to understand our reality and if you can just learn to love forgive and grow without focusing on all the negativity you have advanced spiritually to were you will not have to come back and play the same games. Basically you need to focus inward rather then outward, that is how you truly grow.