Tonight before midnight I'll be making my last post on Steemit! After that there will be no more posts or replies from me until Monday the 19th of June. I've been on Steemit for over a year and have found a lot of joy and success blogging here. So why stop for 3 full days?
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It's Time to Clear My Mind.... But Just For 3 Days!
Our family is traveling to Italy and we will not have internet access while there. In the past I would have purchased a SIM card to use there but this time we will use the time to clear our minds and renew other aspects of our lives!
Do You Ever Feel Information Overload?
Phone calls, text messages and e mails, I get literally 100's of these a day. Add to this my Steemit hobby which includes steemit.chat and it adds up to a lot of information to filter through my mind. I'm curious to see how this 3 day break affects me!
Facts About Information Overload!
A survey published in the Harvard Business Review came up with the following facts:
- Ringing phones and e-mail alerts can have the effect of lowering IQs by 10 points. Yikes!
- Workers in fields of knowledge average 20 hours a week sifting through e-mail. That's a lot!
- Information overload costs the economy in the U.S. about $900 billion a year. Wow!
- A staggering 60% of computer users check their e-mail while using the bathroom. Hmmm...guilty!
- A typical knowledge worker accesses e-mail from between 50 and 100 times a day. Mamma Mia!
- 85% of computer users admit that they would take their laptop on vacation! Naturally!
- Employees say that 30% of the e-mails they receive are unnecessary! Duh!
It will be interesting to see how I react to shutting off for a few days!
What About You?
- Have you ever suffered from information overload?
- Do you ever turn technology off?
- Do you think that it's a good idea to do so from time to time?
I hope that you enjoyed this article about taking a break from Steemit!
Until next time,
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