April 22, 2005

• A British study has concluded that emails hurt IQ and productivity more than smoking marijuana .

  "We have found that infomania, if unchecked,
  will damage a worker's performance by reducing
  their mental sharpness."  Dr. Glenn Wilson.
  
  
  The survey of 1,100 Britons showed:
• Almost two out three people check their electronic messages out of office hours and when on holiday
• Half of all workers respond to an e-mail within 60 minutes of receiving one
• One in five will break off from a business or social engagement to respond to a message.
• Nine out of 10 people thought colleagues who answered messages during
  face-to-face meetings were rude, while three out of 10 believed it was
  not only acceptable, but a sign of diligence and efficiency.

Now what do you make of that? Technology is making us all stoopid...