Infomania

A story from the Seattle PI reports on a 2-day workshop at Microsoft last week devoted to "infomania" -- "the loss of concentration caused by the constant electronic interruptions that plague many office workers." The article notes some possible technological solutions to the problem (my favorite: a snooze button for email) and also notes that many people overuse Reply to All and copy people who really don't need to receive the message. The article ends with a few tips for managing email and information overload. Worth a read if only to reassure us that we aren't alone in dealing with this problem.