How to Overcome Email Addiction

Are you addicted to e-mail? Study finds the odds are good you checked your e-mail within the last 15 minutes. Here are five warning signs.

Email is addictive Like lots of people who sit in front of a computer all day, I am addicted to email. This worries me for two reasons. The first is the sheer strength of my compulsion. I must hit the 'get mail' button at least a hundred times a day. Sometimes, if I don't have…

Your email inbox is a massive distraction, particularly when it's constantly by your side. That's why, for example, we recommend turning off push notifications if at all possible. Similarly, Unix guru Jesse Storimer explains why he keeps his inbox in the upstairs bathroom—figuratively speaking. You Should Forget About Push Notifications for Your Email You Should Forget About Push Notifications for Your Email You Should Forget About Push Notifications for You Two weeks ago, the popular Mac-only desktop email client Sparrow released the iPhone app, and it is … Read more Read more
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I hate to say it, but the time has come for many of us to admit that we suffer from the same sad addiction. So let me start the healing process by confessing that I, too, am addicted ... to email.

When I'm checking my phone or emailing on my computer, I know I'm not at my best as a mom. I kind of hear the kids' voices clamoring for my attention as I focus on the task at hand (or at fingertip), but not really. I know I tell them to "hold on," and I don't always say it so nicely.
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