Email Usage Research and Facts

Email Statistics: Did You Know…?

Here are some facts about email posted by TheEmailAdmin that you’ll find mind boggling: I selected a few of the bogglers here, or you can read the entire post here. … Continue reading Email Statistics: Did You Know…?

TechCrunch: Email Overload Means We’re Never Not Working

Here’s an excerpt of an article by Alexia Tsotsis posted on TechCrunch: A new study by email software purveyor Xobni confirms what we bloggers know to be true, there’s actually no … Continue reading TechCrunch: Email Overload Means We’re Never Not Working

More on Information Overload from Basex

Great post by Jonathan Spira entitled, “The Siren’s Call of Information Overload” Here’s an excerpt: Instead of multitasking what we actually do is task switching which is really a series … Continue reading More on Information Overload from Basex

Email is Making You Stupid – Entrepreneur article

Here’s an article you’ll find interesting. Here’s an excerpt: The interruption epidemic is reaching a crisis point at some companies and shows no sign of slowing. Email volume is growing … Continue reading Email is Making You Stupid – Entrepreneur article

Email Interruptions: Is MultiTasking causing us to think less deeply?

The average worker today focuses on a task for about three minutes – that’s it. Then, they’re interrupted or they interrupt themselves. Multitasking is a bunch of hooey. You can’t … Continue reading Email Interruptions: Is MultiTasking causing us to think less deeply?

Study: Email addiction causes employees to engage in inappropriate and risky behavior

Ostermann Research’s second annual “Mobile Messaging Study” polled employees at businesses to learn about their email habits and found that 95 percent of those surveyed check their business email outside … Continue reading Study: Email addiction causes employees to engage in inappropriate and risky behavior

Smartphone while Driving – Worse than Drinking and Driving?

Here’s molecular biologist John Medina on the subject of multitasking while driving: Until researchers started measuring the effects of cell phone distractions under controlled conditions, nobody had any idea how … Continue reading Smartphone while Driving – Worse than Drinking and Driving?

Information Overload at Work? Statistics You Won’t Believe!

According to our friends a Basex, this is how knowledge workers spend their workdays: 28% – Unnecessary interruptions and recovery time 25% – Creating Content/ Doing Work 20% – In … Continue reading Information Overload at Work? Statistics You Won’t Believe!

Re-energize the economy with productivity, not cost cutting!

Maybe we are looking at this all wrong… Businesses are downsizing because they can’t afford the employee salaries and extras. Don’t they realize that most workers who rely on e-mail … Continue reading Re-energize the economy with productivity, not cost cutting!

Klaus Givskov-Christensen on “Inbox Detox”

Here is a review of my book, wanted to share – Inbox Detox: If you’re anything like me, you can’t function without email. We rely on it daily for communication … Continue reading Klaus Givskov-Christensen on “Inbox Detox”

Email-us Interruptus: The Productivity Sapper!

So, you wonder how businesses can reclaim an hour or more a day with e-mail excellence? It’s the interruptions! E-mail has become the 21st Century Gran-daddy Interrupter of the Universe! … Continue reading Email-us Interruptus: The Productivity Sapper!