10 Surprising Productivity Facts

Surprising Productivity Facts

10 SurprisingProductivity Facts


Two full workdaysThat’s the amount of time we devote to Facebook

on a monthly basis. A cross-platform media study

found that more than 90% of adult Americans

spend 15-18 hours/month on Facebook.

http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Presentations-and-Whitepapers/2016/2016-US-Cross-Platform-Future-in-Focus


65°–70° FThat’s the ideal office temperature to spur

productivity. Multiple studies have shown that

overly cold temperatures in the office increase

feelings of sadness and decrease productivity.

Experts suggest the work temperature

sweet spot is between 65° and 70° F.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406601/

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31 hoursA study by Atlassian showed that, on average,

employees spend an hour a day in meetings,

for a total of 31 hours/month. The same study

found that almost half of employees believed

meeting to be the number one time-waster

at the office.

https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic


20%That’s how much less productive we are when

summer hits. A study by Captive Network found

that workplace productivity dropped 20% and

attendance dropped 19% in the summer months.

Workers are also 45% more likely to be distracted

during the summer.

http://officepulse.captivate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Captivate-Sum-mer-Hours-Release-Final.pdf


90 minutesA study from Florida State University found that

productivity and performance are at their peak

during uninterrupted 90-minute intervals.

https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.html90


$14BA report from a global outplacement agency

showed that over the course of the 17-week

league, fantasy football costs employers over

$14B in lost productivity.

http://www.challengergray.com/press/press-releases/fantasy-football-could-cost-13b-should-you-care


One MillionA study by Health Advocate found that

one million workers miss work each day due

to stress. This absenteeism costs employers

an estimated $600 per worker each year.

http://healthadvocate.com/downloads/webinars/stress-workplace.pdf


15%That’s the productivity boost you’ll enjoy if you

exercise before work. The American Psychological

Association reports that employees are more

productive on days they exercise before work.

Physically active employees were also less likely to

develop job burnout and depression.

http://www.apaexcellence.org/resources/goodcompany/blog/2012/03/exercising-at-work-boosts-prod.php


14%Telecommuters are 14% more productive than

their office-bound colleagues according to a

study released by Stanford University. Research

found that working from home increases

job performance and productivity while also

decreasing the number of sick days taken.

https://people.stanford.edu/nbloom/sites/default/files/wfh.pdf


$63.2BA study from Harvard University found that

American companies lose almost $65B annually

because of employee sleep deprivation.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323301104578257894191502654


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