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Surfing for Leisure could make Worktime more Productive
Posted on Sunday, April 05 @ 01:00:00 BST by Neomie |
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New University of Melbourne research led by Dr Brent Coker, reveals that social surfing while at work can make you more productive.
Workers who actively surf by "Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing" are 9% more productive than those who don't.
People who surf the Internet for fun at work, provided they stay within a reasonable limit of less than 20% of their total work time, are about 9% more productive, they reveal
Short breaks, such as a quick surf of the internet, lets the mind rest building up a higher concentration for work, and thus greater productivity.
Studying 300 workers, they discovered that 70% of people who use the Internet at work engage in workplace leisure browsing. The most The most commonplace workplace leisure browsing involves looking for product and purchase information, and online news sites. Playing online games was the fifth most popular, and YouTube was seventh.
Social networks like ours lead to a sense of belonging and wellbeing, handling emotions while leaving the logical mind clearer to concentrate on work.
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