Digital addiction

By Patrick W. Andersen

It would be tempting to date the beginnings of the addiction to the mid-1990s. That was when senior management and field personnel were issued Blackberry PDAs so we could all get in touch with any of the organization’s 7,000 employees whenever needed. According to theory, this was done so we could get Very Important Messages while sitting in less important meetings, or while at lunch, or between appointments away from the office.

In reality, though, it put us all on 24-hour call. When one receives upwards of 100 emails per day, in addition to phone…