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Why Email Has Become Dangerous
mikkl666 writes "The Sydney Morning Herald runs an interesting story dealing with a study about email user behavior, explaining how and why email can be a terrible distraction: 'It takes an average of 64 seconds to recover your train of thought after interruption by email. So people who check their email every five minutes waste 8 1/2 hours a week figuring out what they were doing moments before.' Email is also compared to slot machines in the way it works psychologically: 'So with email, usually when I check it there is nothing interesting, but every so often there's something wonderful — an invite out or maybe some juicy gossip — and I get a reward.' There are also some hints offered on how to keep control of the inbox, for those of us already addicted."
Now, WTF was I doing....
I check my e-mail more often than every five minutes and I
What? What was I doing?
Show this to your friends and family that don't know what a real hacker is
Slashdot is merely the tool for my shovel leaning. Seriously, what were we doing? Don't remember...
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People call me telling they are going to send a mail.
I used to check my mail two or 3 times a day, but where I work now it is a 'must' to respond immediately on every mail. Only half the work is done.
I guess the only people actually working is IT to keep the mail server up and running.
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Yes: Email is also compared to slot machines in the way it works psychologically: "So with email, usually when I check it there is nothing interesting, but every so often there's something wonderful â" an invite out or maybe some juicy gossip â" and I get a reward." There are also some hints offered on how to keep control of the inbox, for those of us already addicted."
My sentiments regarding slashdot!
but when you are an engeneer who uses the computer all
Four years ago I didn't even know how to SPELL engeneer and now I ARE one!
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