According to research at the University of California , San Diego.
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The study, carried out at the Institute of Psychiatry, found excessive use of technology reduced workers' intelligence.
How many people here would describe them as multi-takers? How many are rabid multi-taskers?
A U.K. study suggested that the average worker get 43 e-mails a day, and that 11% of people get 51 to to 150/a day. A recent study by Xobniclaimed 1 in 5 Americans check email either as the first thing they do in the morning or the last thing at night. 26% of Americans feel they can’t handle or feel overwhelmed by the number of emails they receive during vacation. Another report [PDF] by The Radicati Group says the typical corporate user sends 36 emails and receives 61 legitimate emails during the average day. An IDC study estimates email consumes an average of 13 hours per week per information worker.
Here’s an exercise. Everyone on the room, repeat after me “No”. It is such an easy word to say but sometimes it’s impossible to do it. Why? Because there’s a battle between having to do a task when asked, and not admitting that it can’t be done because that would be like saying You know, I can’t do my job that well.