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Correlation Between Stress and Technology?

Posted by Cliff on from the chill-pills-for-all-of-us dept.

marshman113 asks: "I'm an undergraduate Cognitive Science major at a famous public university and currently enrolled in a Stress and Disease course. Being somewhat of a techie myself, I've decided to write my term paper on the relationship between technology and stress. I'm sure all of you hard-working Slashdot readers experience a fair amount of stress, on a daily basis. Has the evolution of technology in the workplace (computer, internet, email, etc...), which is suppose to make your job easier, made it any less stressful? If so, how? If not, why?"

2 of 556 comments (clear)

  1. Email as permanent record system... by bogusbrainbonus · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    For me, email is my way of having a permanent record system. For me, that's very helpful. If someone tells me something random, and I know I probably won't remember, I have them email me, and then I have a permanent record of it (I never delete emails). Phone numbers, ideas, papers, it's all there. The search function in Mail (I use a Mac) seems to nail down what I am looking for pretty quick too.

    Also, totally unrelated, I've done two internships in Germany, and without this dictionary I would not have been able to figure out half the things I did. The forums there were very helpful too. So that's how technology has helped me, and I accept it, I am not a luddite. :>)

  2. Re:One view by ivrcti · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Where your sig line come from?