Using sensors to measure inbox stress
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Email notifications are constantly calling for our attention, and the volume of emails is ever-increasing. A research group at the University of California, Irvine explores how managing the inbox affects stress for different working populations.
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Published: 21 September 2021
Published in XRDS Volume 28, Issue 1
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