# Information Anxiety.

**Published by:** [Jway](https://paragraph.com/@jway/)
**Published on:** 2022-05-08
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@jway/information-anxiety

## Content

The most common thing in the world of Web3 is information anxiety. Even I have begun to have such anxiety behaviors. You can do a little test. The following ten points can help you understand whether you also have information anxiety:No matter where I am, I check my phone several times a day for fear of missing any notificationI check my mailbox several times a day, for fear of missing any important letterAfraid that I can't keep up with the fashion, I will deliberately find out what the current fashion isI feel anxious if I find out that someone is talking about a topic I don’t knowNo matter whether the information is useful to you or not, you should read it first.Prepare a lot of information but rarely read itIf you can’t find new information to read, you will feel emptyHanging on the Internet all the time, looking for all kinds of thingsI feel like I’ve read a lot of information, but I don’t seem to have learned itFeel that the ratio of input to output is not proportional As long as you have more than five points, you may have to pay attention to whether you have information anxiety.So why do we have information anxiety? It can also be integrated into three points:Fomo: Fear of Missing OutFear of not keeping up with the timesI want to learn everything, so I can't learn anythingWhen you start having information anxiety, you may end up with:No time to digest informationBlind studyMaking wrong judgmentsSo how can we reduce information anxiety?Know that you are experiencing information anxietyYou don’t need to learn everythingAccept that you are not perfectIn addition, we provide ten ways to help you reduce information anxiety:Figure out the purpose of each messageConsciously reduce informationCategorize informationReplacing learning with accumulated experienceGive yourself time to organize and outputSchedule exercise and rest timeGo out for a walk and stay away from the internetTry meditationGet a good night’s sleepAND the last but not least, read LonelyPop's Mental health articleMay we all have peace of mind in Web3.

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