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You just left a meeting that was full of details. Now what?
It can be tough to process all the information you just received, especially if you don’t have much experience dealing with it. You might feel like you’re not sure where to start or what to do next. That’s why it’s good to have a plan for post-meeting follow-up.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed after a meeting, use these strategies to help you avoid information overload. Keep reading!
Recognize the signs
After every meeting, you feel completely crushed.
You can’t seem to focus on anything, and all you want to do is take a nap. You know you need to get your work done, but you can’t seem to start. This is a telltale sign that you’re experiencing information overload.
Understand the reasons behind
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It’s easy to feel overpowered after a meeting since you’re bombarded with so much information, and it’s all so fresh in your mind.
Maybe you feel like you can’t remember anything specific or that you’re just not sure where to begin. Well, the first step in dealing with information overload is understanding why it happens in the first place.
There are a few reasons:
- Trying to do too many things at once
- Not taking the time to properly digest the info
- Not organizing the information in a way that makes sense
Once you understand the reasons behind your information overload, you can start to come up with strategies to help you deal with it.
Create a plan to avoid information overload
After every meeting, take some time to process all the information that was just thrown at you. And one of the best ways to do that is by creating a plan.
Here are a few things you can do:
- Create a system for filing away meeting notes and documents
- Break down the meeting takeaways into individual tasks and make a list of what needs to be done
- Delegate tasks to different team members and create a timeline for when they need to be completed
Don’t try to do everything at once. Take your time and go through the information gradually. If you try to process it all at once, you will just end up getting stressed out.
After any meeting, it’s crucial to process all the new information. Make a list of the most meaningful points from the meeting, and focus on those first. Take some time for yourself to relax and digest fresh data and if necessary, talk to someone else about the meeting, and see if they had a dissimilar take on it. By following these tips, you can help minimize the amount of stress that comes with information overload.
