A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

Herbert A. Simon

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Topic

Information overload

Author

Herbert A. Simon

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Academic Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Simon, Herbert. "Designing Organizations for an Information Rich World." Computers, Communications, and the Public Interest, edited by Martin Greenberger. Johns Hopkins Press, 1971.

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