Comments on: What are you waiting for? http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/ A blog about marketing, online communities and other business musings. Come join the fun! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Small Business Marketing http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-553959 Small Business Marketing Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:49:03 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-553959 I wish I had the answer. I guess it is a f'ing habit that has become like an addiction. I wish I had the answer. I guess it is a f’ing habit that has become like an addiction.

]]> By: karen http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-133300 karen Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:17:06 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-133300 Someone stated this already...but checking email keeps the feeling of "what am I missing out on" in check. I can't tell you how excited I am to get MSNBC Breaking News emails stating that Brittney and Kevin have split and Paris is in jail (these really did come through--was this Breaking News???). Do we always need to be 'connected'? I have a wireless enabled PDA, so I can search for wi-fi and check email whenever I want. However, I've been checking into upgrading to a Treo/Blackberry. Someone tell me why I shouldn't, please. The obsession continues... I recently turned off my work email notifier so I don't have the pop-up window show, which distracts me from what I'm doing. However, I still have the gmail notifier enabled...that I can't turn off. I'll make exceptions for interuptions for my personal email. :) I may need to start looking for a support group-sad! Someone stated this already…but checking email keeps the feeling of “what am I missing out on” in check. I can’t tell you how excited I am to get MSNBC Breaking News emails stating that Brittney and Kevin have split and Paris is in jail (these really did come through–was this Breaking News???).

Do we always need to be ‘connected’? I have a wireless enabled PDA, so I can search for wi-fi and check email whenever I want. However, I’ve been checking into upgrading to a Treo/Blackberry. Someone tell me why I shouldn’t, please. The obsession continues…

I recently turned off my work email notifier so I don’t have the pop-up window show, which distracts me from what I’m doing. However, I still have the gmail notifier enabled…that I can’t turn off. I’ll make exceptions for interuptions for my personal email. :) I may need to start looking for a support group-sad!

]]> By: Joe http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-123860 Joe Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:27:14 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-123860 I suspect the motivation to check email is closely related to the motivation to check for comments on a blog ... though I don't think receiving email is quite <a href="http://okdork.com/2006/02/21/comments-make-me-orgasm/" rel="nofollow">as <em>orgasmic</em> as receiving blog comments</a>. I suspect the motivation to check email is closely related to the motivation to check for comments on a blog … though I don’t think receiving email is quite as orgasmic as receiving blog comments.

]]> By: Lis http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-109601 Lis Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:32:30 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-109601 Nope, I don't think I check my email 80 times a day. 800 times will be closer to the truth. Nope, I don’t think I check my email 80 times a day. 800 times will be closer to the truth.

]]> By: wen http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-107992 wen Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:57:08 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-107992 noah, i'm obviously waiting for an email.. from you :) noah, i’m obviously waiting for an email.. from you :)

]]> By: Bobo http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-107454 Bobo Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:56:03 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-107454 Well... for the email that tells me I've inherited or won 10 mil and I needn't work anymore? But I dun check 80 times... just maybe 3. :P Well… for the email that tells me I’ve inherited or won 10 mil and I needn’t work anymore?

But I dun check 80 times… just maybe 3. :P

]]> By: IMgeek! http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-107288 IMgeek! Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:49:40 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-107288 Since I ventured into Internet Marketing I'm checking my mail for PayPal notifications every 5 minutes. It's frustrating because there's nothing there *sulks in the deepest, darkest, most soul-blackening corner of the universe* Then again getting those 3 word emails from the girlfriend at unexpected times can be quite refreshing. Since I ventured into Internet Marketing I’m checking my mail for PayPal notifications every 5 minutes.
It’s frustrating because there’s nothing there *sulks in the deepest, darkest, most soul-blackening corner of the universe*

Then again getting those 3 word emails from the girlfriend at unexpected times can be quite refreshing.

]]> By: harmonysweetpea http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-107192 harmonysweetpea Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:56:19 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-107192 I love the reference to Pavlov's dogs. Such a good way of describing it. I guess for me, if I have lots of time to kill that results in compulsive email checking, I guess I am so bored that I am looking for some sort of email that will change the overall feel of my day. Some exciting news perhaps or another bored friend who wants to start a session of email ping pong. I love the reference to Pavlov’s dogs. Such a good way of describing it.

I guess for me, if I have lots of time to kill that results in compulsive email checking, I guess I am so bored that I am looking for some sort of email that will change the overall feel of my day. Some exciting news perhaps or another bored friend who wants to start a session of email ping pong.

]]> By: Izzy Neis http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-106806 Izzy Neis Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:42:25 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-106806 Some of us are just popular, Noah. We like to see how much our fans adore us by constantly checking email. And some of us just think we're popular and wait anxiously for others to help us prove it... :P Some of us are just popular, Noah. We like to see how much our fans adore us by constantly checking email.

And some of us just think we’re popular and wait anxiously for others to help us prove it… :P

]]> By: Sri http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-106669 Sri Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:11:40 +0000 http://okdork.com/2007/06/15/what-are-you-waiting-for/#comment-106669 Even though gmail uses AJAX......but I still keep clicking on inbox to see if new mail has arrived. The effects of Ajax is still slower than clicking manually. I am an internet/email hog. I am waiting for that piece of mail that makes my day. Even though gmail uses AJAX……but I still keep clicking on inbox to see if new mail has arrived. The effects of Ajax is still slower than clicking manually.

I am an internet/email hog. I am waiting for that piece of mail that makes my day.

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