In its third annual “Top Time Killers” survey, OfficeTime asked over 1,300 people – mostly freelancers, small business owners and other professionals – about how much time they spend on a variety of activities during the workday. For the third year straight, the “Top Time Killer” is email, but this year Meetings rose from 5th place to a very close 2nd place finish.
Results of the Top Ten list, released annually to coincide with Time Management Month, were ranked based on the percentage of people spending between one and four hours per day on each activity.
Presenting OfficeTime’s 2014 “Top Time Killers”:
1. Email (43.5%)
2. Meetings (42.3%)
3. Surfing the Internet (21.8%)
4. Travel time / commuting (17.4%)
5. Procrastination (10%)
6. Non-business related conversations (7%)
7. Watching TV or Internet videos (6.9%)
8. Break time (6.5%)
9. Social networking for business (5.8%)
10. Dealing with computer problems (5.6%)
“With ‘email’ and ‘meetings’ neck-and-neck at #1 and #2 in our survey, obviously we spend a great deal of time each day communicating,” said Stephen Dodd, CEO of OfficeTime. “Stephen’s moral to the story.”
Respondents to this year’s survey were asked why they waste time. “Feeling uninspired” and “Feeling stressed” both tied for the top spot, with 67% of respondents citing them as reasons for killing time.
About OfficeTime.net
OfficeTime.net was established in 2003 as a spin-off from Transcena Design of Edmonton, Canada. OfficeTime was developed in response to Transcena’s urgent need for an easy-to-use, effective, time-tracking application. Ideal for anyone who bills by the hour, OfficeTime makes recording and tracking time and expenses simple with a clean, elegant interface.
For more information about OfficeTime and how it can help increase productivity with its simple-to-use time tracking system, visit www.officetime.net.