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More than a third of workers say they feel "stressed out" by the number of e-mails they receive in the office and the pressure to respond promptly.
Scottish research found some workers are viewing their inbox up to 40 times each hour, leaving them tired and frustrated - as well as unproductive.
According to the survey, females felt particularly hard-hit by the deluge.
Internet psychologists said people should relax, and not take their work quite so seriously.
"If you think about the e-mails you receive, how many of them need a reply instantly?" said Graham Jones.
"How many of those e-mails that you send need to go exactly right now? Probably very, very few indeed."
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Scottish research found some workers are viewing their inbox up to 40 times each hour, leaving them tired and frustrated - as well as unproductive.
According to the survey, females felt particularly hard-hit by the deluge.
Internet psychologists said people should relax, and not take their work quite so seriously.
"If you think about the e-mails you receive, how many of them need a reply instantly?" said Graham Jones.
"How many of those e-mails that you send need to go exactly right now? Probably very, very few indeed."
Read more