Experts have found that the poor economy and terrorist attacks have led people to reevaluate the priorities in their lives. Some have turned to helping others or returning to school as an alternative to the high-pressure jobs they held in the dot.com world. A report released yesterday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project examined the effect of technology and on-line work.
See "Tech Timeout: From Laid Off To Laid-Back", Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post, March 3, 2002