final more on E-mails 'hurt IQ more than pot' (why do I have problems with this djf)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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And let's not forget that there are people who's IQ is skewed towards
parallel processing vs other's towards linear or spatial processing. Those
in parallel land wouldn't experience any degredation at all - they would be
in their niche! I also strongly suspect that people with a decent amount of
self awareness manage their message flows appropriately.
 
In a recent former life, I dealt with 300+ messages a day, of which 200 had
to be read, and 150 needed replies of some kind. I spent an hour in the
morning and an hour in the afternoon in front of my PC, the rest of the day,
it was BlackBerry whenever I was cooling my heels - I think my IQ might have
increased, since I was tested prior to this period of my life at 125 and 3
years after that period, I recently tested at 140. Then again - it might
have been the same test!
 
I bet I could find a few thousand subjects who could bear out this theory -
Emails make you smarter!!
 
Marc.


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Subject: Re: [IP] E-mails 'hurt IQ more than pot' (why do I have problems
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why do you have a problem with it?
"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.

"
 
How do you  monitor IQ 'throughout" the day?  what do they do? use the same
test over and over again?
use different tests? if they use different tests then the scores are
comparing apples and oranges (or in this case WAIS and Otis Group) and
totally irrrelvant.
 
You dont need to be a specialist in the field to see that it is impossible.
 
...and we wont even get into the statistical validity of a '4 point'  fall
and how that relates to expected variances in any of these tests

Dan Steinberg

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On 4/23/05, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
> E-mails 'hurt IQ more than pot'
>
> 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."
>
>
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