It’s impossible to imagine our work life without email. It connects people across the globe with a few clicks. It helps us avoid unnecessary calls and meetings. Besides, checking email is just the perfect way to procrastinate.
Back in 2012, McKinsey estimated that Americans spent 28% of their workweek checking and responding to emails. Over a decade later, this discovery is still widely used to illustrate how counterproductive email is and why we should limit its use at work.
