Keynote | Too Much (irrelevant) Information: overcoming digital fatigue and other tech-induced afflictions
Your (ancient) brain wasn’t designed to consume this much data daily! Learn to manage the digital deluge of (mis/dis) information and live more aligned to your neurobiology.

TMI is information overload aka ‘infobesity’. We live in an information, data and content rich world and our ancient brains are struggling to keep up with our daily consumption patterns. Most of us follow hundreds of people (who we’ve never met!) on social media and peep regularly into their lives. We receive messages and communication across dozens of channels, the news cycle rapidly lurches from disaster to disaster and works hard to seize our attention. We’re commonly sleeping less while trying to do more in our 24-hour days. All whilst wondering why we’re waltzing with burn-out and regularly fatigued!

This keynote session asks ‘Is information overload driving some of the anxiety and the brain fog that many people feel?’, we explore whether ‘digital dementia’ is shifting our memory abilities and delve into practical ways individuals and teams can streamline effective communication and information management.
It is an adaptable 60 session that will explore the contemporary challenge of what ‘too much junk information on our mental wellbeing.

Key Learnings

1. Uncover and identify the sources and volume of information/misinformation we consume.
2. Learn how to understand the characteristics of our ‘cognitive operating systems’, its limitations, and links to physical wellbeing.
3. Explore how information overload is impacting our cognitive load, working memory and, potentially, levels of anxiety.
4. Identify ways that individuals and teams can streamline and support effective
5. communication and information management. 

About Jocelyn

Jocelyn is a Sydney-based registered psychologist who specializes in the psychology of technology and staying human in the digital age.

She created Digital Nutrition in 2013 as a framework to address digital wellbeing issues and our love-hate relationship with technology. In 2021, Jocelyn completed a Masters in Cyberpsychology at Sydney University.

With a background as a high school social sciences teacher and school counsellor, Jocelyn has worked across NSW public schools between 2003 and 2021. She is an affiliate of the Cyberpsychology Research Group at Sydney University and serves on the advisory committee for the Centre for Digital Wellbeing in Canberra.

In her private psychology practice in Sydney's inner-west, Jocelyn supports individuals and families with general mental health challenges, as well as problematic internet and gaming. She is trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Gottman Couples Therapy (level 1).

Jocelyn is a sought-after speaker, educator, and media commentator on issues relating to cyberpsychology, digital wellbeing, and mental health. She has provided keynote addresses at EduTechAU and appeared at the renowned Happiness and Its Causes conference. Jocelyn has also been a panelist on ABC TV's Q&A twice.

Her warm, humorous, and engaging presentation style allows her to put scientific research into practical perspectives, making her an ideal choice for discussing the impacts of technology and improving digital wellbeing.