Linda Stone: Just Breathe: Building the case for Email Apnea - Living on The H... - The Diigo Meta page

• 26 Apr 09
  

  Howard Rheingold

  I wanted to know - how widespread is "email apnea*?" I observed others on computers and Blackberries: in their offices, their homes, at cafes -- the vast majority of people held their breath, or breathed very shallowly, especially when responding to email. I watched people on cell phones, talking and walking, and noticed that most were mouth-breathing and hyperventilating. Consider also, that for many, posture while seated at a computer can contribute to restricted breathing.
  
  Does it matter? How was holding my breath affecting me?

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  • I wanted to know - how widespread is "email apnea*?" I observed others on computers and Blackberries: in their offices, their homes, at cafes -- the vast majority of people held their breath, or breathed very shallowly, especially when responding to email. I watched people on cell phones, talking and walking, and noticed that most were mouth-breathing and hyperventilating. Consider also, that for many, posture while seated at a computer can contribute to restricted breathing.

    
    
    

    Does it matter? How was holding my breath affecting me?

  • Breath-holding and hyperventilating disturb our body's balance of oxygen, CO2, and NO. Nitric oxide, not to be confused with the nitrous oxide used in dental offices, plays an important role in our health.
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  • • I predict, within the next 5 to 7 years, breathing exercises will be a significant part of every fitness regime. In the meantime, why not breathe while doing email? Awareness is the first step toward wiping out email apnea!

      
      
      

      *Email apnea - a temporary absence or suspension of breathing, or shallow breathing, while doing email (Linda Stone, February 2008)

• 31 Mar 08
  

  Tom Landini

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  Pam Sykes

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• 26 Feb 08
  

  Adriana Lukas

  email apnea.. sounds very plausible. take a deep breat...

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• 22 Feb 08
  

  Martin Lindner

  Email apnea - a temporary absence or suspension of breathing, or shallow breathing, while doing email (Linda Stone, February 2008)

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• 17 Feb 08
  

  Darlene Fichter

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• 16 Feb 08
  

  Gabriela Grosseck

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• 15 Feb 08
  

  Lynette Webb
• 14 Feb 08
  

  edtechtalk

  arvind: an article about the potential harm caused by holding breath, something people tend to do while e-mailining, texting, etc

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  Jennifer Maddrell

  arvind: an article about the potential harm caused by holding breath, something people tend to do while e-mailining, texting, etc

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  Stephanie Booth

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• 09 Feb 08
  

  M McBride

  I wanted to know - how widespread is "email apnea*?" I observed others on computers and Blackberries: in their offices, their homes, at cafes -- the vast majority of people held their breath, or breathed very shallowly, especially when responding to email. I watched people on cell phones, talking and walking, and noticed that most were mouth-breathing and hyperventilating. Consider also, that for many, posture while seated at a computer can contribute to restricted breathing.\n\nDoes it matter? How was holding my breath affecting me?

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  Joi Ito

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