I invite you to close your eyes and travel back in your mind to the last time you remember wandering.
Where did you go?
How did you feel?
Some of my favorite places to wander are museums and library exhibits. I find a deep sense of calm joy, looking through archives and pages for information. I can see the physical shelves that hold archives of information and stories when I look through a library. I know the information has been librarian-approved. I can see the walls, and I know that even though there is a lot of information to be found, I have to stop when I hit a wall.
Now imagine the same information and how it’s presented online. Information overload occurs when people are exposed to too much information to process at any given moment. An abundance of available information online can make a quick quest to the internet feel more like climbing Mount Everest.
Online environments and social media apps cater to what is known as the attention…
