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Check your email first every morning

Check your social networks first every morning

Social networks being Facebook, twitter etc.

Social or Business

Aug 18, 2010

VintageLife

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Check your email first every morning

Email is the primary channel for professional, formal, and high-stakes communication, making it the more consequential morning check.
Starting the day with social media introduces passive comparison and social drama before the day has begun, affecting mood and focus.

Check your social networks first every morning

Most personal communication and social updates have migrated to social platforms, making them the more information-rich first stop.
Email notifications are largely redundant re-deliveries of social activity that social platforms surface directly and more completely.

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Would you rather...

Check your email first every morning

Check your social networks first every morning