Not if you show iron discipline.
Well, I still manage usually to get on just once a day....
Doug
On 22-Apr-05, at 12:22 PM, Stephen Vincent wrote:
> Be advised! Email Addiction 12 Step groups cannot be far behind!
>
> Stephen V
>
> Emails more damaging than cannabis
> Experts warn on dangers of 'Crackberry' addiction
> Iain Thomson, vnunet.com 22 Apr 2005
> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1162648
>
> Researchers at the University of London Institute of Psychiatry have
> found that the constant distractions of email and texting are more
> harmful to performance than cannabis.
>
> Those distracted by incoming email, phone calls and text messages saw
> a 10-point fall in their IQ, more than twice that found in studies of
> the impact of smoking cannabis, according to the researchers.
>
> Some 1,100 volunteers were used in the study, sponsored by HP. Half of
> those questioned said that they reply to emails instantly or as soon
> as possible, and one in five admitted to breaking off meals or social
> engagements to deal with email.
>
> This constant shifting of concentration makes the brain more tired and
> less focused, and causes the temporary IQ fall-off.
>
> Email and SMS are also making us work longer. Over 60 per cent of
> those questioned answered work emails at home or when they are on
> holiday.
>
> The phenomenon of email addiction is well known, not least to users of
> RIM's BlackBerry devices.
>
> Intel president Craig Barratt and many others refer to these devices
> as 'CrackBerrys' because of the obsessive email use they inspire in
> their owners.
>
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>
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Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
(780) 436 3320
http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
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