Research
E-Mail Fatigued?
Deleting sprees and other ways we manage our inboxes
by Loren G. EdelsteinFebruary 1, 2012
Daily messages
number in the hundreds per day for nearly half of meeting
professionals. How do they manage the deluge? One popular tactic is
deleting a slew of them unopened. But that can backfire: Only 21 percent
of 132 respondents to a recent M&C Research poll claim they never
accidentally trash important e-mails during their deleting sprees. Just
27 percent often unsubscribe from e-mail lists that are not relevant to
them.
18% of meeting professionals describe themselves as "inundated, unorganized and stressed" by e-mail.
70% continuously check their e-mail via computer and/or smartphone.
21% receive more than 200 e-mails per day at work.
21% say their inbox management practices keep their e-mail well under control.
