“Some 68% of us check work email before 8 a.m., with half of us doing so before our heads leave the pillow. (The average check-in time of the 1,000 randomly-selected respondents: 7:09 a.m.) At the other end of the day, 69% of us can’t slip into slumber unless we’ve checked that old work email one last time.
But perhaps the most eye-popping part of the survey is how much all that extra time adds up to. Simply by answering work-related calls and emails when we’ve left the office, the average respondent is working an extra seven hours a week. That adds up to 365 hours a year.”
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“We exchange the highest volume of email with those people we know the least. These are folks you almost certainly wouldn’t talk to on the phone. You also probably wouldn’t bump into them on the street. But email allows us to communicate with them all day long.”
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“It’s the time spent in meetings that makes one feel that email is stressful. While people are in meetings they can’t process their email, and when they return to their offices, they’re faced with a flood of messages.”
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“Every day entrepreneurs carry the weight of thousands of unanswered e-mails and the problem takes its toll on them professionally and emotionally. Not only are they are missing out on untold opportunities by not being responsive, they are in a constant state of heightened stress, panic and guilt.
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“E-mail is a quick and convenient way to convey information. It is not, however, a great way to build trust and confidence among co-workers collaborating for the first time, researchers say, and it can actually hurt both work relationships and productivity.”
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“More than one-quarter (27%) are so overwhelmed by their email that they’ve either declared “email bankruptcy,” deleting all their email messages to start anew, or they’re seriously thinking about doing so. Maybe it’s because 20% of users said they have over 300 emails in their inboxes!” [It's 3 A.M. Are You Checking Your Email Again? · AOL.com · July 30, 2008] Source: NAPO
Control Your E-Mail
- Declare Inbox Bankruptcy When Necessary, Save Yourself a Lot of Stress [Clutter] (lifehacker.com)
- Avoid EMail Bankruptcy with Inbox 0.5 (bargaineering.com)
“Spam accounts for 20% of all e-mail traffic. The unwanted messages create integrity issues for IT staff, reduce business productivity, and threaten network integrity.”
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The National Office for Information Economy (NOIE) · NAPO Organizing Statistics
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“Email is increasing print volumes by 40%.”
[Document Magazine, February 2005]
For over a year, I struggled with all the HTML gibberish and hyperlinks when I read e-mails on my BlackBerry. In fact, I didn’t bother to open some of them for fear that my eyes would begin to cross. Then I discovered that some clever company created software to turn all that garble into easy to read e-mails. It’s called the BBSmart E-Mail Viewer.
It is amazing how much easier it is to read my messages on my BlackBerry. My e-mails are clearer and can now display images. Another perk is that you can configure the viewer by changing the background color and font (including the color and size). You can even create e-mail templates! There are many other features and you get to try the viewer for free before purchasing it for $29.95. You can purchase it directly from BBSmart, or visit Handango, MobiHand, or Handmark.*
For more information on requirements and compatible devices, visit the BBSmart website at http://blackberrysmart.com/bbsev.php.
*If you have signed up as a new member for the BlackBerry Owner’s Lounge, you may be able to get a discount.
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