Email Masochism

How does email make us feel? Under what circumstances is email on your phone good/ bad?
Ian Macartney for CS377D, individual POV deck.

Transcript

1. Email Masochism Triggers without Motivation and Ability = Stress Ian Macartney 2013 d.compress
2. How do people abuse email? “If I'm in a bad mood I'm not going to look at email” “[Email’s] one of the first things you do in the morning... which kinda sucks” “I have a system and it works” “A lot of people hate email; I don’t mind it” “I can’t check it on my phone” “I have my inbox super organized” “I like getting emails in my [personal] gmail” “If I’m really busy I hate seeing my inbox fill up”
3. How does it feel to receive an email? Push Notification Checked Manually Can Respond Can’t Respond Low energy In the zone Anticipating an email Ugh Tedious Overwhelming Stressful Distracting Useful Efficient Distracting You feel less productive Thanks! Phew! Induces anxiety Relieving, but not actionable Ability to Respond Motivation Level Let’s check email when it makes sense!