Emails and Our 21 Wasted Work Days ; Bosses Suggest Using the Phone, Writing Letters Even Talking Face- to-Face

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Email may be fast, but many companies are now questioning whether it is worthwhile, with some estimates saying that we each lose up to 21 days a year dealing with them. Organisations the size of the European Commission receive more than a million emails a day, while an individual receives an average of 70, according to email management consultancy, Mesmo.

Some experts suggest beating the backlog by returning to traditional methods of communication, such as the phone.

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Emails and Our 21 Wasted Work Days ; Bosses Suggest Using the Phone, Writing Letters Even Talking Face- to-Face

Better still, workers should be more patient.

Mesmo director Monica Seeley says: 'No one used to rush to the post room and,...

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