Last week’s question concerned a survey conducted by the maker of the Blackberry PDA that showed that while the devices help increase productivity, they also have a negative impact on the balance between work and life. We asked if you agree. A whopping 92 percent did agree, with only 8 percent disagreeing. Here’s more of what you had to say:
“I think most people would really be surprised to find that there are buttons on phones that turn them off. If they really want to get away from work, push the button.” - B. Hager
“Most employees do not realize the slippery slope they’re on with the use of PDAs. If a company is providing a PDA and expects you to respond during off-work hours, you should be compensated for the impact to your leisure time. It is up to us all to set and maintain reasonable guidelines.” - J.Jones
“I just got my first PDA and find it to be liberating. I have Adult ADHD and would often think of things I need to do both at home and at work at the oddest times, and two minutes later I might struggle to remember what they were. With my PDA phone, I can enter my task into the phone right then. For the first time in my life, I felt caught up enough that I could take the family to the amusement park without that gnawing feeling that I should be doing something. Buying that PDA is probably the best money I have spent in a long time on technology.” - F. Kovach
This week’s question concerns a study that shows obesity can spread from person to person, like a virus. It indicated that when a person gains weight, close friends had a 171 percent increased chance of becoming obese as well. It did not even matter if the friend was hundreds of miles away, since friends affect each others’ perception of fatness. So, when a close friend becomes obese, obesity may not look so bad. The investigators say their findings can help explain why Americans have become fatter in recent years; namely, because each person who became obese was likely to drag along some friends. What do you think? Is obesity contagious?
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