Checking e-mail can be bad for health

It is interesting. Thank you for the post. I find that checking email every five minutes is a bit much and thank goodness for those whose I.S.P uses the email addict. I recall sometime ago, when I too was working on line full time, that my email program would check my email for me, for whatever interval I set it to check. I would set a tone when a new mail arrived. This was very handy because I could go into the kitchen and prepare a tea or a bit to eat and not have to be watching, checking. I prefer emails rather than phone calls. I don't use a land line myself. I can stand the telephone. I like emails in that I can just delete them if I don't want them or dislike them. I can block users who I do not want to receive email from. Sounds somewhat brass? Perhaps but I tend to get a fair amount of junk that seem to get past my junk mail filters. On the other hand you are brilliant to bring into affect the idea that it is good to have work related documents in writing. Complete with a time stamp as well. This can be really handy in case of any sort of dispute. I do not have to check my email every five minutes, every hour or two. Each day seems sufficient at this point. I think anything in excess and on a regular basis, can have negative effects on our health. I am not sure why people can not just read or print off all email at one time. I suggest that perhaps they check every hour for new mails that they have not read yet. Perhaps they are waiting for something important, such as a sale, an inquiry about their products or service. I used to work in other industries as well, where checking email regularly was part of my tasks. It is nice to get a response, from a real person, promptly. It is nice that checking email is not so pressing anymore.

I am not email addict. I check my personal email only once per day, or every other day. In my job, I have to communicate with many people from USA and Canada every day. Sometimes when timing is the issue, I have to check my email once every 5 minutes. I prefer checking my email than be on the phone for all day long. HUGS

oh,this is again news to me!!i am thankful,i wont face these problems as i check my e-mails only once a day. happy posting.

hi littlemel..well its so stressful to do that..constant repetition really hurt a certain part of your body or constant usage of one particular part can really be bad...sometimes i do take time out for surfing here or even on this site ive been absent for two days i guess..just to relax and do other things.. since i dont have the mood to open or participate here...forcing myself may affect the way i respond to any discussions...