In an era of information explosion, people can easily be distracted by irrelevant information.

在信息爆炸的时代，人们很容易被无关的信息分散注意力。

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When searching for something online, people are easily carried away by irrelevant information and forget their original plan.

在网上搜索时，人们容易被无关的信息带着走，忘记原来的计划。

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Doesn't that mean that the first hypothesis you mentioned was wrong, the one that says we don't even perceive irrelevant information when we are concentrating?

这是不是意味着你提到的第一个假设是错误的，那个假设说我们在集中注意力的时候甚至没有察觉到不相关的信息？

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Salespeople were missing out on valuable opportunities to sell in a consultative way and even overwhelming the prospect with irrelevant information.

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Asking family, friends and colleagues to share their knowledge comes far more naturally than searching through reams of often irrelevant information.

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She describes three ways we are misled: by our own perceptions, influence from others, and irrelevant information upon which we rely.

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