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Monday, January 09, 2006
The flipside of being always reachable
Doctors in Sweden warn that younger people get stressed out by constantly monitoring all incoming messages and calls, even during night.
I've noticed something similar on the PC side: chat is as immediate as a phone call, so if I'm busy with something I get as agitated when someone "calls" me via chat. Much less so when I get an e-mail, as that can wait.
Certainly SMS's can also wait, but there are obviously some social dynamics involved here.
The Local - Teens face mobile stress
I've noticed something similar on the PC side: chat is as immediate as a phone call, so if I'm busy with something I get as agitated when someone "calls" me via chat. Much less so when I get an e-mail, as that can wait.
Certainly SMS's can also wait, but there are obviously some social dynamics involved here.
The Local - Teens face mobile stress
