In 2005, a psychiatrist at King’s College in London administered IQ tests to three groups:- the first did nothing but perform the IQ test,
- the second was distracted by e-mail and ringing phones, and
- the third was stoned on marijuana.
Not surprisingly, the first group did better than the other two by an average of 10 points. The e-mailers, on the other hands, did worse than the stoners by an average of 6 points
- “Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” New York Magazine, Dec. 4, 2006
- “Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” New York Magazine, Dec. 4, 2006
66% of people read email seven days a week and expect to receive a response the same day.
61% continue to check email while on vacation.
56% have anxiety if they can't access email.
61% continue to check email while on vacation.
56% have anxiety if they can't access email.
- eRoi Email Addiction Survey, Oct. 17, 2006
So... we are addicted to emails yet they make us less efficient. It is time to take control - that's if you want to be more effective!
RELEVANT LINKS
Can’t Get No Satisfaction New York Magazine, Dec. 4, 2006
Your Mobile Addiction! - blog
Bright Marketing Seminar in Bath - blog referring to Tim Ferriss's book
Your Mobile Addiction! - blog
Bright Marketing Seminar in Bath - blog referring to Tim Ferriss's book
2 comments:
Ahh, but how well would the emailer group have done, if they were stoned during the experiment? Far better perhaps.....
Makes one think about why MBA's perform so poorly, they're just too uptight through not getting perdiodically stoned methinks...
Ahh, but how well would the emailer group have done, if they were stoned during the experiment? Far better perhaps.....
Makes one think about why MBA's perform so poorly, they're just too uptight through not getting perdiodically stoned methinks...
Post a Comment