This Explains a Lot

I'm doomed.

Emails 'pose threat to IQ':The distractions of constant emails, text and phone messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration than taking cannabis, according to a survey of befuddled volunteers.

Doziness, lethargy and an increasing inability to focus reached “startling” levels in the trials by 1,100 people, who also demonstrated that emails in particular have an addictive, drug-like grip.

Respondents' minds were all over the place as they faced new questions and challenges every time an email dropped into their inbox. Productivity at work was damaged and the effect on staff who could not resist trying to juggle new messages with existing work was the equivalent, over a day, to the loss of a night's sleep.

…The average IQ loss was measured at 10 points, more than double the four point mean fall found in studies of cannabis users.

The most damage was done, according to the survey, by the almost complete lack of discipline in handling emails.

I'm so doomed.

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4 Responses to This Explains a Lot

  1. Ralph says:

    (mumbling…) Wha?

  2. Bricklayer says:

    Maybe you should clarify. Are you under a deluge of emails and therefore worried about the 10 point loss, or is it the 4 point loss that has you worried? Are we talking 14?

  3. michael says:

    I don’t even smoke tobacco.

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