Psychology Today – Critical Ignoring: A Strategy for Information Overload

The abundance of political information can make us feel overwhelmed. Critical ignoring can help with that.

Social media is flooded with information that undermines not only our mental well-being, but also democracy. Ralph Hertwig, Director of the Center for Adaptive Rationality, and Stephan Lewandowsky, associate research scientist at the Center for Adaptive Rationality, recently published an article explaining why information overload harms democracy. They also explain how critical thinking can help with this quickly and identify the type of information that is most likely to be misinformation or disinformation.

Full article: Psychology Today | 23.11.2025