Librería Portfolio

This is a softcover version of the title released in 2011; there is no new material.

The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour-so, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets.

We´re all battling a storm of distractions, buffeted with notifications and tempted by tasty tidbits of information. And just as too much junk food can lead to obesity, too much junk information can lead to cluelessness. The Information Diet shows you how to thrive in this information glut-what to look for, what to avoid, and how to be selective. In the process, author Clay Johnson explains the role information has played throughout history, and why following his prescribed diet is essential for everyone who strives to be smart, productive, and sane.

In The Information Diet, you will:

Discover why eminent scholars are worried about our state of attention and general intelligence
Examine how today's media-Big Info-give us exactly what we want: content that confirms our beliefs
Learn to take steps to develop data literacy, attention fitness, and a healthy sense of humor
Become engaged in the economics of information by learning how to reward good information providers
Just like a normal, healthy food diet, The Information Diet is not about consuming less-it's about finding a healthy balance that works for you



Introduction
Chapter 1 Lessons from Obesity
A Modern Epidemic
The Birth of Industrial Agriculture
A New Set of Consequences
The Modern Diet
Chapter 2 Information, Power, and Survival
Knowledge Is Power
There Is No Such Thing as Information Overload
Chapter 3 Big Info
Choice Lessons
Seek and We Shall Profit
Chapter 4 We Are What We Seek
Reality Dysmorphia
This MSNBC Is Going Straight to My Amygdala
Search Frenzy
Chapter 5 Welcome to Information Obesity
Confident Ignorance
Agnotology
Epistemic Closure
Filter Failure
Chapter 6 The Symptoms of Information Obesity
The Connection Between Obesities
Apnea
Poor Sense of Time
Attention Fatigue
Loss of Social Breadth
Distorted Sense of Reality
Brand Loyalty
The Information Diet
Chapter 7 Data Literacy
Search
Filter
Creation
Synthesis
Chapter 8 Attention Fitness
Willpower
Measurement
Elimination
Training
Distractibility Can Be Good
Chapter 9 A Healthy Sense of Humor
Chapter 10 How to Consume
Consume Consciously
Consume Locally
Low-Ad
Diversity
Balance
Support and Fine Tuning
Social Obesity
Chapter 11 The Participation Gap
The Scalability Problem
Transparency
Bridging the Gap
Political Infoveganism
Appendix A Special Note: Dear Programmer
Appendix Further Reading
People
Books
Blogs