Information overload isn’t the only problem with this deluge of data that comes to those of us who are connected 24/7. Such large and never-ending quantities of input interfere with our ability to “innerput,” a word I created to denote our thought processes in response to input, including insights, synthesis, judgments, and decisions. With so much information coming in and the need to get information out, innerput suffers; there is neither the time nor the energy to adequately process all of the information.

If I don't pause to think about the info I receive, it becomes hard to fold it into my own knowledge base and then use it for personal innovation and growth. "Innerput" or digesting the info is key. Without it, the info input is just noise.