The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption

by Clay A Johnson and Clay A. Johnson

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449304680
• ISBN13: 9781449304683
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Everyone should read this

The parallels with obesity are flawed, but provide a necessary bridge to understanding a new method of consuming information. I think more people should read this, especially anyone involved in any kind of activism. I was against it at first because I didn't like the idea of pinning the blame for information overconsumption on the consumer, or the individual, as there are system traps in place to ensure they stay hooked on whatever is being fed to them and these things are all addressed in the book.