Biggest Ofce

Distractions

Heres Why You Dont Finish Your Work On Time

Eating
3.66 years

Driving
4.3 years

Watch TV
9.1 years

This is how
an average
Joe spends
his life:

Commercials
2 years

Sleeping
25 years

Working
10.3 years

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Who or What are These Biggest

Time Wasters at Work?
Meetings

Ofce politics

1 in 4 complain that
they spend more
time in meetings
talking about work
than actually doing
it.

47% feel that ofce

politics take away
from their
productivity and is
one of the top 10
stressors.

Socializing
coworkers
About 40% say
theyd get a lot more
done if co-workers
would quit stopping
by to chat.

I SCHEDULED THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULING OF NEXT WEEKS MEETINGS.

MEETINGS
THE PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TO WORK

Emails

Internet

Ofce workers
check their e-mails
30-40 times an hour.

47% of survey respondents admitted to on-line

time procrastinating. 64% of employees visit
non-work related websites every day at work.

Fixing others mistakes

Conducting personal business

Micromanaging bosses
38% would rather do unpleasant
activities like opt for more work
or sit next to someone who eats
noisily than sit next to their boss.

Wrong temperature
Research has shown that the ideal
ofce temperature for maximum
productivity is 76 to 77 degrees (24
- 25 celsius).

Multiscreen multitasking
Multitasking leads to a 40% drop in
productivity, increased stress and a
10% drop in IQ.

Lost time = big bucks = stress

One hour of distracted time means $10 375 of wasted productivity per
person per year.



























































































































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Sources:
1. David Lavenda - Digital Distractions in the Workplace 2011
2. Facts how we spend time
3. Harvard Business Review, Bergman, 2010
4. Salary.com survey - Why & How Your Employees are Wasting Time at Work 2012
5. Fortune - The three biggest workplace distractions 2013
6. Quantum Learning Solutions - Startling Statistics About How We Use Time 2012
7. The Wall Street Journal - Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article 2012
8. Ofce of National Statistics, 2012
9. Jennifer Lavoie, Psychology Today study on procrastination
10. Icons - http://thenounproject.com, Dilbert by Scott Adams