This is a shocking statistic that shows how stressful our society has become. The average work email is read within 6 seconds. Add to that people spend on average 3 hours a day on their phones compared to 18 minutes in the pre-smartphone era, 10 years ago. Here are 5—research-backed—ways to take control back from technology.
70 percent of emails are read within 6 seconds: 5 ways to stop your addiction
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