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Four in five (80%) Australian workers feel that information overload—driven by factors including information overload across devices (37%), constant information 24/7 (34%), too many passwords to remember (33%) or too many apps to check each day (31%)—is contributing to their daily stress, according to new research by software company OpenText.

A survey conducted by information management vendor OpenText suggests fewer but better digital tools might improve Australians' productivity and reduce their stress levels during the coronavirus crisis.

Pre-internet we sent snail mail; we read newspapers for news, books for pleasure; went to the movies for entertainment; and life was a lot less hectic. Most of our information was carefully curated into bite-sized chunks. It is true that more has been achieved in the last 10 years than ever before but at what cost?