"On a whim, Carnegie (who's also contributed to Fast Company) popped into a store selling secondhand computer equipment and bought an old Nokia burner phone. During the workday, she would use the burner for calls, and in the evening, switch back to her smartphone. With no access to apps and one fewer way to access the internet, her urgency and anxiety dissolved. "I just loved the quiet," she says."
"The new study out of Rutgers University, published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, found that what you see on social media while at work can shape your mood, motivation-even how you treat your coworkers. Researchers surveyed 133 workers twice a day for two weeks. They asked them to describe the most "salient," or memorable, post they saw that day, then describe how they felt and how productive they were at work."
Social media use at work affects employees' mood, motivation, productivity, and how they treat coworkers. Researchers surveyed workers twice daily over two weeks, asking them to describe the most salient post they saw, report feelings, and rate productivity; a follow-up sample included coworker ratings. Posts were categorized as attractive, family, contentious, or accomplished. Content exposure correlated with changes in self-assessment, behavior, and observed productivity. A freelance writer coped with distraction and anxiety by using a basic burner phone during work hours, removing app access and one route to the internet, which reduced urgency and produced a sense of quiet.
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