Introduction

The Information Diet, by author Clay Johnson, discusses how in today’s society, information has become so abundant and accessible that it is not being properly consumed. Johnson presents a case for conscious consumption of information. Throughout the book, the analogy between food and information is made. There is a common thought in people that our society is suffering from “information overload”. This term of information overload blames the information for the issue. What people are truly suffering from is “information overconsumption”. With information overconsumption, Clay Johnson suggests that we need to find ways to be more selective about what information we take in. There are many symptoms of overconsumption, which is referred to as “information obesity”. Johnson discusses a plan for an information diet to improve the intake of information. The Information Diet offers a nutritional guide to a healthy information consumption. The Information Diet, by author Clay Johnson, discusses how in today’s society, information has become so abundant and accessible that it is not being properly consumed. Johnson presents a case for conscious consumption of information. Throughout the book, the analogy between food and information is made. There is a common thought in people that our society is suffering from “information overload”. This term of information overload blames the information for the issue. What people are truly suffering from is “information overconsumption”. With information overconsumption, Clay Johnson suggests that we need to find ways to be more selective about what information we take in. There are many symptoms of overconsumption, which is referred to as “information obesity”. Johnson discusses a plan for an information diet to improve the intake of information. The Information Diet offers a nutritional guide to a healthy information consumption.