Why Is Brain Overload So Rampant in the Workplace?
The spiraling increase in brain overload is not restricted to the workplace. The incredible volume of information available via the Internet and many other sources is creating brain overload in everyone’s lives, even away from the office. Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, a noted psychiatrist and expert on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) also coined the term and diagnosis of Attention Deficit Trait (ADT) – brain overload. People with ADT exhibit the symptoms of ADD, irritability, restlessness, distractibility, etc. More simply: People with brain overload feel that there is too much to do with not enough time and with insufficient resources to complete the task. Like every other aspect of modern life, we are literally bombarded with information every day at work. While much of this information is quite valuable, data without comprehension or the ability or the time to process it, is useless to those who collect it. Therefore, there is constant pressure in the workplace to assimilate this inform
