tladeras’s avatartladeras’s Twitter Archive—№ 5,278

    1. “The longer one spends on email in [a given] hour the higher is one’s stress for that hour.” Enough said. newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/e-mail-is-making-us-miserable
  1. …in reply to @tladeras
    "They found that repeated exposure to 'high information and communication technology demands' (translation: a need to be constantly connected) were associated with “suboptimal” health outcomes."
    1. …in reply to @tladeras
      "our instinct to connect is accompanied by an anxious unease when we neglect these interactions. This matters in the office, because an unfortunate side effect of overwhelming e-mail communication is that it constantly exposes you to exactly this form of social distress."
      1. …in reply to @tladeras
        "there are many reasons why e-mail makes us miserable. It creates, for example, a tortuous cycle that increases the amount of work on our plate while simultaneously thwarting, through constant distraction, our ability to accomplish it effectively."