Media fatigue and decision paralysis: should you be limiting your information intake?
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The Information Age ushered in a new era, allowing research, advice, opinions (welcome or not) to be shared across the world. In 2025, it’s easier than ever to access this plethora of combined knowledge through the internet. But what happens when it all gets a bit too much, and how can we consume information responsibly?
By Chloe Stott
The hamster wheel of opinions
By now, most of you will know what misinformation is. However, this isn’t what I’m referring to when I mention ‘consuming information responsibly.’ I don’t want to address the quality of the information we encounter here. I want to address the sheer quantity of it and how it is making everyday decision-making borderline impossible.
To show what I mean, I’ll give an example from a recent decision I tried to make. I was researching which vitamins would help improve sleep, and naturally decided to get Google to assist me. In this instance, there wasn’t any medical issue that required seeing a doctor, I simply wanted to find ...
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