Some Companies Are Banning Email and Getting More Done

Have you ever found yourself spending more time than you need to, checking email? You are not the only one! In this article you’ll read about a man and his company who dared to be bold and went against the grain, and actually succeed! Learn how he did it.

Key Takeaways:

• Email takes up 23 percent of the average employee’s workday, and that average employee sends or receives 112 emails per day, affecting productivity.
• Information technology services firm Atos Origin created a policy to reduce email in order to improve productivity.
• A study by UC Irvine and the US Army showed that removing email from office workers helped them become more relaxed, focused, and productive.

“”Banning or putting restrictions on email, the research suggests, can dramatically increase individual productivity and reduce stress””

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