rich 1.0 The sense of being overwhelmed and constantly distracted is nothing new. Historians and policymakers should look to the 17th century for guidance on how to grapple with information overload. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: Rembrandt's 'Portrait of a Scholar', 1631. Credit: PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Stock Photo The EI Podcast https://audioboom.com/channels/5029938-the-ei-podcast Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/41823340/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8530857/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>