The 5 Stages of TMI

1. Info Overload
   87 unread group chat messages before 9am. 10 new science articles bookmarked overnight.
2. Interest / Acceptance
   “Okay… I guess I’ll skim this thread.” “Every one of these papers looks fascinating.”
3. Projecting
   Forwarding memes and oversharing at brunch. Sending every article to your family group chat.
4. Denial
   “Nah, that can’t be real.” Rejecting research that doesn’t fit your priors. Or trolling: “fake news!” just because you don’t like it.
5. DGAF
   Mute, delete, close laptop, walk away. Giving up on filtering — total surrender.