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Today’s though or contemplation is about the deluge of information we are faced with every day and comes from Timothy Ferriss’ The 4 Hour Work Week.  The quote isn’t from Ferriss himself, it’s actually from Herbert Simon, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, but I discovered it in Ferriss’ book.

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among an overabundance of information sources that might consume it.

The emphasis is mine and I am speaking to myself more than anyone else. Paring down my information intake is critical to be able to focus more on the things that are essential. I love to check stats, especially Adsense stats, but I spend way too much time doing this. All that information is not really necessary and it takes up space in my brain that I could rent out to other, more important things.

Paying attention to the essential things and being able to act on them is what matters. Is the information you are consuming contributing to your success in all areas of life or is it just taking up space?

What are you renting space in your brain to?

Sunday’s around our house are usually a time of relaxing and reflecting on the week and life in general. After we get home from church (I usually spend most of the morning there because I’m in the band) we have a light lunch and enjoy a snack of tea, coffee, cookies, etc., while reading and then take a nap on couch. After the nap we usually go see my parents or take a trip to our local nursing home to hang out with some of the residents there. Consequently, not much work gets done and it’s a bit of a struggle to publish a blog post.

So, Sunday’s posts will be short and sweet from now on, normally not more than just a couple of paragraphs. They will consist of a thoughtful quote that may help you to reflect on life and or business as well, and then a question to make you think and possibly share those thoughts if you choose.

Today’s quote from What A Great Idea 2.0 (a great book by the way):

Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards.

Soren Keirkegard

This is essential in blogging and affiliate marketing. You must understand your mistakes and successes in order to move forward in your online ventures.

Your thoughts?