Remake the Rules: Finding Meaning Amidst Information Overload

In this episode of Beyond the Walled Garden, Joel explores how to navigate our information-rich world with guest Emily Pabst, founder of Remake the Rules. Emily reveals strategies for managing information overload, making better decisions, and finding meaning amid digital chaos. From online dating to business leadership, discover how to use technology as a tool without letting it define your life.

Emily shares her expertise as an Information Specialist who helps individuals and organizations process complex data systems more effectively. Learn practical approaches to reduce overwhelm, prioritize what matters, and reclaim your relationship with technology.

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– Remake the Rules: https://remaketherules.com/
– Astrology as a social technology: https://remaketherules.com/blog/astrology-social-technology
– Connect with Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-pabst/
– Connect with Remake the Rules: https://www.linkedin.com/company/remaketherules/
– Remake the Rules on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RemakeTheRules
– Remake the Rules on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remaketherules

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0:00 Intro

1:56 Remake the Rules Mission Statement
4:22 Common Information Frustrations
5:29 The Role of AI
7:14 The Remake the Rules Approach
9:47 The Meaning-Delusion Circle
13:40 The common problem: information overwhelm
17:30 Which dating platform is best for information?
19:35 How did Emily get into this?
22:22 What about social media?
23:23 Astrology as a social technology
28:20 Walking back from information overwhelm
38:42 3 tips for navigating information systems
42:58 This is a skill & it can be improved
47:05 Re-examining what you want
49:37 Online dating: look for bad matches, not good ones
54:12 Is this process is magic(k)al?
01:02:05 Wrestling with imposter syndrome
01:04:05 Operating as if there is a soulmate
01:07:20 One thing you can do today to feel better about technology
01:09:35 Wrapping Up