Dealing with too much

in the paper, I address 3 issues that were often missing in the discussion of overflow: (1) a large quantity ( of objects, information , etc) is a condition that is necessary but not sufficient for feeling overwhelmed; (2) dealing with large amount of incoming information is easier if we use subjectively UNQUESTIONABLE (because shared with other pople) criteria; (3) the lenght of exposure to pverflow information I present the results of analyses that support the role of motivation and shared values in feeling overwhelmed. I also discuss the individual differences in dealing with overflow, as some of us cope with "too much" better that others.