Cognitive Overload: Overcoming the Modern Epidemic of Mental Exhaustion

Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D.

 

Guest: Justin Anderson, Psy. D., LP, CMPC

Owner/Founder | CEO | High Performance Psychologist

Premier Sport Psychology

 

In our modern, hyper-connected world, our brain is subject to a non-stop barrage of noise, information, stimuli, and inputs. While much of it is necessary and meaningful, a large portion is just unnecessary distraction. With this heavy burden of constant stimuli, it’s easy for us to experience “cognitive overload” where our brain is overwhelmed by all the incoming signals. How do we sort through this noise to determine what is critical and really deserves our attention? Can we sharpen our minds so that we can continue to thrive in these times of information overload? Those are some of the issues we are going to tackle in this episode. Our guest for this session is Dr. Justin Anderson, Psy.D., LP., founder and CEO of Premier Sport Psychology.

 

In this episode, he is going to help us answer the following three big questions:

 

1-What exactly is cognitive overload, and what causes it?

2-What are the consequences of cognitive overload for everyday people in their personal and professional lives?

3-What steps can we take right now to reduce cognitive overload and improve our mental performance?

 

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