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WhatsAppitis
Prestigious medical journal The
Lancet has identifi ed a condi-
tion called WhatsAppitis. The
condition, which manifests with
wrist pain, is caused by texting
too much.
A 34-year-old patient was
diagnosed with "bilateral wrist
pain" after she spent six hours
texting in one day. (Presumably
she was using the messaging
app WhatsApp.) The next morn-
ing, her wrists were aching. She
was treated with anti-infl amma-
tories and told to refrain from
texting.
Physicians aren't treating
the newly diagnosed condi-
tion as a joke. It "could well be
an emerging disease," which
physicians should be mindful
of, they say. In 1990, a similar
condition dubbed Nintendini-
tis was described by doctors
whose patients played too much
GameBoy.
INSIDE
Sigh-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What are the signs that your
company has Sigh-Fi, not WiFi?
Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How $2 in chocolate perked up
workers in a research study.
Agreeing to agree . . . . . . . . . 5
Our grammar guru helps you with
a tricky grammar rule.
Non-networkers . . . . . . . . . . 5
Some tricks on networking, for
people who hate networking.
Why do you ask?
The "question" is one of our most underrated tools
In my work, I've helped a lot of
people learn how to use LinkedIn
to better manage their careers.
Last week, a client asked me how I
learned all the things I know about
LinkedIn and I told her: "I asked a
lot of questions."
When I fi rst began using Linke-
dIn, I followed the instructions
on the site to set up a profi le. I
thought things would magically
happen once I had done that and
when nothing happened, I got
curious. What was I missing?
I went to LinkedIn's help
centre and typed in some
questions. I asked questions of
clients, how do they use the site,
what tips do they have for new
users. And I asked a lot questions
on Google. I plugged in questions
like "What's the best way to create
a LinkedIn profi le?" and "How do
I get more views on LinkedIn?"
and "How can I use LinkedIn for
networking?"
The more questions I asked, the
more I learned. There are LinkedIn
user groups and scores of how-to
videos on YouTube. I kept track of
questions clients asked me that I
couldn't answer and I went online
and found the answers.
More information stimulated
more questions. More discussion
with clients and colleagues led to
more questions. And my scope
broadened: now my questions
weren't just about LinkedIn any
more. I found all sorts of sites with
useful information, much of it avail-
able for free (or sometimes free in
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