Beat stress: Stop checking your e-mail so often

Fewer e-mail checks keep stress in check.

Constant monitoring of our inboxes promotes stress without promoting efficiency.

IS e-mail overload bad for you? This is a complicated question. Although researchers have found a correlation between dealing with e-mail and adverse well-being (for example, feeling stressed or emotionally drained), this does not mean that e-mail itself is necessarily the culprit. (Perhaps a busier work schedule is what causes stress – and spending lots of time on e-mail is a mere artifact of a busier work schedule.)