The Roman Arch

In ancient Rome, when an arch was constructed and the scaffolding was
removed, it was required that the engineer stand under the arch as the
scaffolding was removed to attest to its sound construction. If the
arch was unfit, the architect was the first to know.

We need more of this in every industry. Especially the one I work in.

Babel

In 1941, Jorge Luis Borges imagined in his book "The Library of Babel" that the world would reach a point in which the entire world's knowledge would be stored in one collection, but barely a word would be understood.
I think it's actually happening. Not that we literally won't be able to understand if we tried, but that there is such an overwhelming tsunami of information sources that we need to keep track of and gulp down that we won't have the patience and luxury of time to digest what we intake.

It's the equivalent of having a jet turbine blasting in your face with all the oxygen in the world and you suffocating to death because the force of which the air hits you prevents you from breathing.

Yes, I exaggerate for the time being. I'm complaining about having too many blogs and journals to read at work to keep up with the latest information. But I feel it more and more every day, when I feel like I read the most insightful and well-thought pieces and yet can't remember it 10 seconds later when trying to explain to a friend or colleague, as I move onto the next article on the list.

It's a problem, but given, it's a problem with an easy fix.
Triage.