Over the few years this site's been in existence, studies have shown that email kills concentration more than smoking pot does, that you've got 11 minutes before the next interruption, that dual monitors increase productivity, that no one understands the intended tone of your email, that email overload costs the American economy more than $700 billion a year, and that multitasking kills your ability to focus and get things done.Me, too. It's fair to say that people have lots of opportunities to slag off or get distracted - but I do work for people via email that would take exponentially more time if I had to call or visit.
Ok, fine. Most of these findings seem to be sensible (except for the pot versus email one, which got way too sensationalized).
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...the constant reappearance of these studies in mainstream media over the last few years do make one question what's going on. It's the information and email overload studies that trip my BS detector the most. While I agree that an overstuffed inbox and constant email monitoring can kill your day, this $700 billion a year cost to the American economy makes me raise one eyebrow high in doubt.
Text and visuals - instantly. Yeah, you can get overloaded. But you can also get sh!t done.
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