Microsoft's MyAnalytics work assistant now encourages you to slow down and focus

In a culture of work, work, work, Microsoft’s MyAnalytics has always been one of the few quiet voices urging you to slow down. At Microsoft’s Build developer conference today, the company announced that this Office tool will explicitly encourage you to take “focus” time to regroup, enhance your well-being, and network.MyAnalytics is not for everyone. The service is only available for Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise and Business users with a hosted email (Exchange) plan. That’s important, given that one of the ways MyAnalytics determines if you’re working, and working effectively, is to look at when you’re replying to email and also how responsive you are. The tool builds a “dashboard” of various metrics, tapping into Outlook as well as Delve to explore your role in the corporate hierarchy.To read this article in full, please click here