Infomaniacs, Chill!

Proof for what I see around me every day: E-mail addles the mind / Endless messaging rots brain worse than pot, study finds.

Hewlett Packard commissioned this study, the results of which won't sell more computers. The original study by the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London explored what it calls "Info-mania". It notes,

"an average worker's functioning IQ falls 10 points when distracted by ringing telephones and incoming e-mails ... more than double the four-point drop seen following studies on the impact of smoking marijuana."

The study involved 80 clinical trial volunteers and 1,100 interviews.

If you are concerned, you can get psychiatric advice from HP, and read this HP Guide to Avoiding Info-Mania.