Does Email Make Workers Less Efficient? May 5, 2011

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Justine Thody presents study results that detail the impacts of digital distractions on productivity in the workplace. Thody emphasizes that even in the age of Twitter and Facebook, email remains the greatest culprit. "There is this pressure to respond to anything that comes within the next ten minutes," says Thody, who notes the increased distraction of immediate response.

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How Technology Affects the Mind at Work

A research presentation sponsored by Juniper Networks

R.K. ANAND
Executive Vice-president and General Manager, Data Center Business Unit, Juniper Networks

Presenter: JUSTIN THODY
Editorial Director, Americas,The Economist Group

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