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A new study<\/a> suggests that the stress of dealing with email causes\u00a0health problems.\u00a0In the study, those without email felt more productive and focused. But as anyone who relies on email can tell you, it’s also stressful to be on vacation from this pervasive form of communication.\u00a0Some study participants reported feeling isolated\u2014which is also stressful\u2014when they were away from email.<\/p>\n

So are you stressed if you do and stressed if you don’t?\u00a0 Or is there another, better\u00a0option?<\/p>\n

Yes there is.\u00a0 It’s the GTD approach to getting email under control<\/a>. You can stay connected, or take a vacation away from email, and trust that your decision is healthy.<\/p>\n

You can read more about the study in this article<\/a> from\u00a0the Atlantic.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

The Latest ‘Ordinary Thing That Will Probably Kill You’? Email<\/h1>\n

By Megan Garber<\/p>\n

Your inbox is stressing you out, a new study finds<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n“You’ve Got Wail.” \/ Original image of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” via Ian Burt\/Flickr<\/a>.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
Here are some things about your job that could lead you to an early demise:<\/div>\n
Your commute to your office<\/a>.
\nYour morning coffee<\/a>.
\nYour coworkers<\/a>.
\nYour chair<\/a>.
\nYour lunch<\/a>.
\nYour happy hour cocktail<\/a>.
\nYour commute from your office<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Now, we can add one more X to the X WILL KILL YOU work party: your email. Well, sort of. A new study<\/a>, a collaboration between UC Irvine and the U.S. Army, measured the stress effects of email usage on a group of thirteen Army workers<\/a> in a “suburban office setting.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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