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# E-Dope
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/745/
- Published: 2005-04-23T17:29:13.000Z
- Updated: 2005-04-23T17:29:13.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

This has a smack of scientific goop, but it rings true to us:

> The distractions of constant emails, text and phone messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration than taking cannabis, according to a survey of befuddled volunteers.

[Link.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1465973,00.html?ref=thedailyeudemon.com)

Additional excerpt:

> The most damage was done, according to the survey, by the almost complete lack of discipline in handling emails. Dr Wilson and his colleagues found a compulsion to reply to each new message, leading to constant changes of direction which inevitably tired and slowed down the brain.

Related: [Eric Scheske's article on Godspy about multi-tasking](http://www.godspy.com/reviews/Ben-Franklin-and-the-Mouse-Multi-Tasking-in-America-by-Eric-Scheske.cfm?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).