Business
If you’ve just started a new job, project or other big challenge, it’s likely that you’re going to meet a lot of new people and gather a ton of information in a short period of time. How can you avoid drowning amongst all this data? How can you stay sane in this intense period of learning and find the ‘signal in the noise’? You’ll find lots of practical advice in this episode to help you avoid overwhelm and thrive in the first few weeks and months in your new job. In this episode I look at ways of making sense of that data and turning into actionable information. I also talk about the danger of overwhelm as you try to take on a mountain of new data every day, we can’t remember everything and you need systems and habits to help you retain what’s important and discard the ‘mental clutter’. I’m all about practical advice that you can apply straight away, so here are my three tips to help you avoid drowning in all that data: - Create a proper system for retaining the information that matters - ‘Defrag’ your brain by downloading your thoughts in a journal - Book regular time with yourself to think about the information you’ve gathered and how to use it for the greatest impact