Procrastination Nation
Take a look at how the average UK worker is wasting time and see how you compare.
Total minutes for one day
Go for a cigarette break
4 mins
7 mins
2 mins
Message on your phone
28 mins
28 mins
26 mins
Go on Instagram
7 mins
7 mins
6 mins
Go on Facebook
16 mins
18 mins
13 mins
Go on Twitter
5 mins
7 mins
2 mins
Read the news
15 mins
20 mins
9 mins
Daydream
20 mins
20 mins
19 mins
Online shopping
9 mins
10 mins
7 mins
Gossiping
18 mins
15 mins
22 mins
Go to the toilet for a poo
9 mins
13 mins
5 mins
Total
2hrs 11m
2hr 25m
1hr 51m
The average Brit spends 2 hours and 11 minutes a day procrastinating at work, including 28 minutes messaging others on their phones. 20 minutes are spent up in the clouds, daydreaming, and another 18 minutes are spent gossiping.
Men are the bigger time wasters, procrastinating for 2 hours 51 minutes each day, compared to just 1 hour 52 minutes for women.