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[…] Amusing quote on 43 folders today, talking about RII - Repetitive Information Injury.  Know the signs. As described above, RII is when you’re stuck in a consumption loop. Your brain is thinking it’s more important to continue to find something to soak in rather than moving on to your next project. It’s tricking you into continuing with thoughts like, “Hey, it just takes a second to press that Get Email button… or that Refresh Feeds button…. go for it man! You never know when you’ll hit the information gold-mine!” Problem is, those seconds turn into minutes… and you’re suddenly staring at the same pages, listening to the same JUST DO IT advice, and suddenly 30 minutes have passed and you haven’t actually done anything… […]

RII & "What would Descartes subscribe to?" By: Merlin Mann (16 replies) December 5, 2005 - 5:00am
  • >it’s like we’ve attacked the... By: Robin Lane (2005-12-05 08:45)
  • Mozart was writing music so... By: shtikl (2005-12-05 09:17)
  • crap, lately I had been... By: shtikl (2005-12-05 09:19)
  • [...] Amusing quote on 43... By: share the confusion » Procrastinating? Nah, I’m (2005-12-05 10:15)
  • RSS has made reading my... By: Pat Collins (2005-12-05 10:17)
  • I haven't gotten a thing... By: Murph (2005-12-05 18:44)
  • Wasting time Last night I was... By: /personal (2005-12-05 20:37)
  • Just think about it.. if... By: Vinnie (2005-12-05 21:01)
  • Thanks to you, I had... By: Justin G. Mitchell (2005-12-06 02:10)
  • Crap - this post reminds... By: David B. (2005-12-06 08:02)
  • Descartes secret weapon was simple:... By: Edward Nawotka (2005-12-06 09:46)
  • While I'm currently suffering from... By: Britt (2005-12-06 12:11)
  • I never knew Tara Reid's... By: Tim (2005-12-06 17:22)
  • BTW: I am new to... By: shtikl (2005-12-06 22:26)
  • Del.icio.us is thriving on this... By: djnasser (2005-12-07 01:59)
  • Descartes is sitting at a... By: Tim (2005-12-07 16:57)
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