Comments on: Kill Your Computer?

By: Tania

Tania — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:22:33 +0000

Paul McNamara’s snarky comments had me howling with laughter. Possibly I was anxious for the distraction away from considering a tendency to email addiction, although apparently we should be calling it compulsion. I think compulsion is more accurate but somehow, the word addiction gets bandied about so freely nowadays I’d rather admit to the addiction than compulsion, which sounds more serious.
What about blog addiction then, eh?

By: jen_chan, writer SureFireWealth.com

jen_chan, writer SureFireWealth.com — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:20:06 +0000

Email is great and convenient. Without it, a lot of businesses wouldn’t be where they are right now. Still, 30 to 40 times an hour? That’s like checking your email every two minutes. I think people who do this should take note of their habits. They could easily be doing something else more productive. While I don’t support no email Fridays, I do think it would be best if people don’t overdo it.

By: Karen Burns

Karen Burns — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:06:15 +0000

It’s obvious that the people who read THIS blog are sensible people.

Our little corner of the universe is so sane! How can we get this to spread??

By: Florinda

Florinda — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:38:18 +0000

I think Working Girl is on to something with this comment: “If it weren’t for their laptops and crackberries, wouldn’t people who are addicted to email just be addicted to something else?”

Exactly. Email itself isn’t the problem – it’s the way people manage it, or let it manage them. They’re letting it get in the way of other activities and interactions. Even the terminology of “12-step programs” and “quitting cold turkey” comes from addiction. Some addictions can’t be handled any other way than by complete withdrawal; some we have to find away to live with, because it’s just not feasible to give them up (like food).

In any case, I’m far from an e-mail addict (I’m probably more dependent on my RSS reader), and have long since found it to be far more good than bad in my life.

By: Melissa Grossman

Melissa Grossman — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:17:11 +0000

No email Fridays? I don’t get it. Are people supposed to communicate to the same degree but by different means, like phone calls and cubicle pop-ins? As if those are any less disruptive? Crazy. Reason #176 that I’m glad I work for myself.

By: A Reader

A Reader — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:03:08 +0000

Write on! Email is a good thing, I agree. Its benefits far outweigh its detriments. People can have OCD’s on anything – that doesn’t make the “anything” bad, it means the individual needs help. Vive Email.