Email Overload
I just read an interesting stat: 135 billion email messages are sent daily. That has grown from 5 billion in 2000.
I found two stats particularly intriguing:
60% check email on vacation.
4% check email in the bathroom.
It's hard to imagine life without email isn't it? But one of things I'm trying to do in 2006 is draw some more email boundaries. It seems like I'm online all the time. I love email, but I need to check it less :) Don't know if there are any other email addicts out there, but I'm actually going to do some email fasts in 2006.
I found two stats particularly intriguing:
60% check email on vacation.
4% check email in the bathroom.
It's hard to imagine life without email isn't it? But one of things I'm trying to do in 2006 is draw some more email boundaries. It seems like I'm online all the time. I love email, but I need to check it less :) Don't know if there are any other email addicts out there, but I'm actually going to do some email fasts in 2006.
4 Comments:
interesting thought. interesting stats, too. i have to confess to being part of the 4%. i may need to go on some form of e-fasting myself. i do get this unpeaceful uneasy feeling (yeah, i used to listen to too much of the eagles, too) when i'm where i cannot get online somewhere.
seriuosly, it is definitely a tool that should remain just a tool - not a bondage. and it's very difficult to dstinguish between the two sometimes.
nice thought-provoking post.
thanks.
Dan,
Glad I'm not the only one who is part of the 4% :)
Mark
I'm addicted to email like I was addicted to checking my college post office mail box (many many times a day). I think as humans we have an intense need to stay connected and to know that others are thinking about us. Technology simply increases the likelihood (and unlikelihood) of this occuring.
After reading a post on productivity (either lifehacker.com or 43folders.com) I set my email to only check every 15 minutes instead of every 2. I still ocassionally hit check for new mail, but it keeps that little beep in the background to a minimum. I could actually set it to an hour and not really miss anything, but my addiction still needs help.
But what about those emergencies when the person just has to get through quicker? Well I use the telephone. Not quite as cutting edge of technology, but my cell is always with me and always on.
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