Last week's question: Some 200 billion emails were sent and received in 2015 according to a recent report, with the average businessperson receiving 122 emails per day. Please come up with a psychological term to describe the sense of despair felt by an office-worker when faced with an inbox brimming with unread emails.
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THE WINNER: Inboxication
Carrie Templeman, Henrico, Va.
SECOND PLACE: Emailaise
Emily McClatchey, Winchester, Mass.
THIRD PLACE: Attn: Deficit Disorder
Katie Stetler, Malden, Mass.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
RE: RE: RE: Lapse
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.
Pessimistic Outlook
Anne Bogen, Verona, Wis.
Reaching the point of no reply
Cindy Chapman, West Chester, Pa.
Respondespondency
Paul D. Colgin, Midland, Texas
E-nertia
T.A. Wilcox, Hampton, Va.
Inflowenza
Selma Ellis, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
E-pression
Julie Anderson, Reeseville, Wis.
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