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It is a changing world we live in isn’t it?

Yesterday I had 2 meetings with people regarding investing software. One had been developed nearly ten years ago and the person showing me thought it was amazing.  I am sure it had been amazing in its day but I was struggling to see where the viable product was.  Later in the day I was given a tour of some new software that just blew me away.   They were both doing the same thing basically but in terms of how technology has changed they were worlds apart.

It can be hard finding this balance between the things that need to “change with the times” and “fundamentals never change”.

The most striking thing I noticed about these 2 software approaches was that ten years ago we were trying to find ways to gather information in quantity and present it in one place. The focus was on the excitement of being able get information more easily.

The new software on the other hand was all about removing information so that you could make sense of the bits you want. In other words the focus was on helping solve the problem of too much information being available so easily.

What a shift!! How we have changed in 1 decade as a culture!.

I reluctantly embraced Facebook and Twitter for example as a means of connecting with people. And I have “met” some amazing people and love being able to connect globally. As a relational junkie I just love it.

But the part I hate is the hundreds of people who send me farmville animals and mafia wars requests etc and “you should join this group that likes to join groups of people who are connected to people who like small fluffy ducks”.

Information overload is already changing the way we do life and the changes come thick and fast.  The highest compliment I ever receive is from people who say to me “I never subscribe to anything or read anything on the internet except your blog and newsletter.  Wow!!  Considering how much stuff they could read I am unbelievably honoured that people find my content valuable enough to let it through the overload filters.

So if you’re not a digital native, (in other words you are over 40), understand that your life is forever changed from the world you grew up in. Your brain developed in an environment where it did the job of filtering, sorting and gathering information. And it had time to do so.  Today you will have to embrace technology (or become a quaker), because you just can’t stop the messages coming at you.  The sheer volume of information coming at you will literally do your head in unless you actively decide to limit and filter it.

Now I have to go and deal with the 1483 emails I haven’t been able to file yet

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe ~ Dean Letfus @ www.MassiveAction.tv

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