Infographic: 10 biggest time wasters at the office
All that water cooler talk might take up more than just a few minutes a day. Here’s a list of the activities that drink up hours—yes, hours—of your work day.
Do you waste a lot of time on a typical work day?
Your first inclination might be to say no, but upon closer inspection you may realize you don’t keep yourself on track as well as you should.
Time doesn’t stop for chats at the water cooler, you know.
An infographic from OfficeTime.net lists the 10 biggest time wasting activities we fall victim to during an average work day. Here’s a look at a few of them:
1. Non-business-related conversations: Nine out of 10 people spend up to two hours a day chatting.
2. Social networking: Seventy-five percent of people spend up to two hours a day on social media sites.
3. Procrastination: Nine out of 10 people procrastinate.
4. Email: Thirty-three percent of people spend between one and two hours per day reading email.
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