The document discusses developing mechanisms to help young professionals deal with information overload. It proposes organizing information according to individuals' life interests, like Jane's interests in running and events in San Francisco, rather than communication channels. This could help Jane manage the large amounts of information she receives daily from various sources like emails, social media, and blogs, and better maintain a work-life balance.

1. Yi
Yin
–
CS377T
Behavior
Design
Expert
Focus
Expert
Focus:
I
would
like
to
design
calming
mechanisms
to
help
young
professionals
dealing
with
informa7on
overload.
Background:
Today,
young
professionals
receive
streams
of
informa7on
from
variety
of
sources...email,
social
media,
blogs
and
etc.
I
would
like
to
develop
a
mechanism
to
organize
this
informa7on
according
to
personalized
life
interests
rather
than
forced
communica7on
channels.

2. Meet
Jane
• Age:
25
...
Struggling
to
organize
• Single
informa7on
from
various
• Lives
in
Marina,
SF
sources
• Stanford
Grad.
…
trying
to
maintain
work/life
balance
• Consultant
@
Bain
…
trying
to
keep
up
with
• Avid
runner
people
• 1000+
facebook
friends
…
afraid
of
missing
out
• 50+
emails/day
on
events
• 400+
sms/month
• Follows
30+
blogs
Poten@al
solu@on:
tools
to
help
her
organize
informa7on
around
her
lifestyle