Friday, March 2, 2007

"Hi, My Name Is Joe, And I'm Addicted To E-mail"

It's finally here, and it could save your marriage or your job from certain disaster. A few weeks ago our resident "Dispute" expert Dr. Karen Sherman wrote this article about Internet addiction and what you can do to stop it. Well, an executive coach in Pennsylvania has come up with this 12-step program designed to curb e-mail addiction. Marsha Egan has developed the program to help people and corporate America get a grip on messaging devices that may be pulling you away from human interaction and your own self. Egan's first step in her 12 steps is to "admit that e-mail is managing you. Let go of your need to check e-mail every 10 minutes." Well, can you?

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