Happiful – August 2019

(Barry) #1

(100) Do you feel constantly overwhelmed by the never-ending pile of messages^
in your inbox? You’re not the only one! But for every problem there’s a
solution, and we might just have yours here...


Writing | Fiona Thomas

T


he average office worker
receives more than 120
emails per day – there
are probably unwanted
memos and meeting
requests winging their way to
you right now! You can try to look
away, but it’s just so tempting.
In fact, a YouGov survey found
that 60% of people check their
work inboxes while on holiday —

inbox anxiety


How to deal with


even though 80% would prefer to
‘completely switch off ’ while away.
Research by the University of
British Columbia has shown a break
could be good for us, revealing
people experienced ‘significantly
lower daily stress’ when their email
access was restricted to three times
a day, compared to unlimited use.
But why does email make us so
anxious in the first place?
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