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Email is the new smoking

By Simon Bisson & Mary Branscombe in Editorial

Posted in People, Enterprise, Business, Email on October 18, 2008 at 9:01 pm

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Doing email has the same random gratification built in as playing the slots, with the added excuse that a lot of it is work-related and sending or replying to a lot of email and emptying your inbox feels like you’ve got a lot done. Usually though, you’ve either asked other people to do things or, in my case, confirmed what real work I’ll be doing when I can drag myself away from the inbox. After all, I have email in my pocket most of the time, I have a laptop in the bedroom….

Except. I check email on the go when I’m waiting for a message, or when I’m on a tube and don’t have a book. I use the bedroom laptop for email, LiveJournal (a mix of blog and social network), Web surfing

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Comment by Dan Jones - October 20, 2008 on 7:48 am

I totally agree with the need for a no-email holiday once a year at least.

I just got back from my 2 week no email, no internet break…. 1 week later, still 2000 items to do, but all worth it.

Comment by Mohammed Tamim - October 20, 2008 on 9:44 am

I agree..!!!!

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