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| DaTuRtLeSZ |
 Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:55 am Post subject: E-mails 'hurt IQ more than pot' |
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LONDON, England -- Workers distracted by phone calls, e-mails and text messages suffer a greater loss of IQ than a person smoking marijuana, a British study shows.
The constant interruptions reduce productivity and leave people feeling tired and lethargic, according to a survey carried out by TNS Research and commissioned by Hewlett Packard.
The survey of 1,100 Britons showed:
Almost two out three people check their electronic messages out of office hours and when on holiday
Half of all workers respond to an e-mail within 60 minutes of receiving one
One in five will break off from a business or social engagement to respond to a message.
Nine out of 10 people thought colleagues who answered messages during face-to-face meetings were rude, while three out of 10 believed it was not only acceptable, but a sign of diligence and efficiency.
But the mental impact of trying to balance a steady inflow of messages with getting on with normal work took its toll, the UK's Press Association reported.
In 80 clinical trials, Dr. Glenn Wilson, a psychiatrist at King's College London University, monitored the IQ of workers throughout the day.
He found the IQ of those who tried to juggle messages and work fell by 10 points -- the equivalent to missing a whole night's sleep and more than double the 4-point fall seen after smoking marijuana.
"This is a very real and widespread phenomenon," Wilson said. "We have found that this obsession with looking at messages, if unchecked, will damage a worker's performance by reducing their mental sharpness.
"Companies should encourage a more balanced and appropriate way of working."
Wilson said the IQ drop was even more significant in the men who took part in the tests.
"The research suggests that we are in danger of being caught up in a 24-hour 'always on' society," said David Smith of Hewlett Packard.
"This is more worrying when you consider the potential impairment on performance and concentration for workers, and the consequent impact on businesses."
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/22/text.iq/ |
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| geb9696 |
| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I wonder if reading a lot also causes IQ to drop. And how equally does your IQ dropping effect a person during the normal day? |
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| Benjamin |
| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| geb9696 wrote: | | I wonder if reading a lot also causes IQ to drop. |
Probably a lot less than TV.  |
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| geb9696 |
| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:59 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder what causes one's IQ to increase. From that research it would seem that vacation is probally a good answer. |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett |
| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:50 am Post subject: |
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I think that reading at a young age is the way to go, I started reading when I was 4 and look at me today. 
This kind of gets into the nature vs. nurture debate, I think once a kid gets into grade school their "intelligence potential" is basically set. You never really hear stories about kids who were stupid through middle school that suddenly became geniuses in high school or college - you hear about kids who struggled due to family problems or other circumstances. This leads me to believe that everyone has a maximum ability they can work at, and some people have a higher level than others. Also, don't confuse grades with intelligence or intelligence with IQ. IQ is a specific skill set which some incredibly gifted people don't have, and grades are more effort than natural ability. I would know something about the latter  . |
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| poornewb |
| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Ive read plenty of posts on forums that made feel dumber just for reading it! |
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| geb9696 |
| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| That is because a lot of people do not proofread their posts before hitting the submit button. I know that I am guilty of doing that. |
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| rodder4hire |
| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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| This is especially true if you read the 1000 junk E-mails you likely get per day... |
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| poornewb |
| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| whats bad is 900 of them are some angel chain mail that if I dont forward to 30 people my guardian angel will kill me and then I scroll down and its from my mother! arrrgggghhhhh |
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| rodder4hire |
| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I've hired my guardian angel to hunt spammers. |
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