tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145332831106508186.post1019386060380321080..comments2023-03-19T09:06:24.378-04:00Comments on /var/log/rant: Information Diet Commentary, or Sniping At An Idea I Have Some Sympathy ForDave Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145332831106508186.post-17463646495276580902012-01-03T01:54:12.319-05:002012-01-03T01:54:12.319-05:00Clay, you blog at InformationDiet.com, so you can ...Clay, you blog at InformationDiet.com, so you can say that you're Information Diet the same way I sometimes say I'm /var/log/rant. That's perfectly justifiable.<br /><br />I do get that SciencePunk's position doesn't really reflect much on yours, beyond searching on "Information Diet" will have you find that page, too. I will say that if the writer needs to have just an iPod and clock radio to keep on track, more power to him. <br /><br />Bad on me for not making it more clear that it was a link that was in the greater cloud of "links about this subject" rather than a chapter in your book. <br /><br />I haven't really read more than your Scribd first chapter yet, but it strikes me that this will hit me similar to the GTD thing. When I heard Leo LaPorte talk about that, I said "Wow! I have to look into this!" because it directly addressed issues I had in my work life. <br /><br />I hope to get to your book soon enough. Thanks for responding.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145332831106508186.post-83601069443480306622012-01-01T21:16:07.290-05:002012-01-01T21:16:07.290-05:00Oh, and obviously I'm not actually the Informa...Oh, and obviously I'm not actually the Information Diet. I'm the author of it. Now you can see why I didn't self publish. Need editors!Clay Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110643400255590076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145332831106508186.post-29062531971059065972012-01-01T21:15:09.817-05:002012-01-01T21:15:09.817-05:00So I'm Clay, and I'm the Information Diet....So I'm Clay, and I'm the Information Diet. (http://amzn.to/infodiet). And man, I'm excited if you're ideologically in disagreement with me -- that's part of the reason I wrote it: we need better practice having honest disagreements.<br /><br />That said, the author of the post you're quoting isn't me or affiliated with the book. It's, well, not something I agree with either. <br /><br />The thing I'm trying to point out about my book is that though it's because of technology, it's not really about technology. It's Just like people could get fat, biologically, before the industrialization of agriculture: sure, it's easier now, but a not eating fried chicken every day was as deadly then as it is now. <br /><br />Getting wrapped up in the particulars of technology isn't very helpful, and it's why the concept of "information overload" doesn't make much sense. Instead I think it's about measurement, quantification, and making healthy decisions off of that data.Clay Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110643400255590076noreply@blogger.com