8.5 Hours of Screen Time a Day
Published by Toronto Mike on March 27, 2009 @ 15:35 in Miscellaneous
We spend a lot of time looking at screens. According to the New York Times "adults are exposed to screens – TVs, cellphones, even G.P.S. devices – for about 8.5 hours on any given day."
I actually think that might be low. I'm in e-marketing, and that means the bulk of my work day is spent looking at a computer screen. At home, I enjoy surfing the web, reading my RSS feeds, tweeting and maintaining this site. That's another couple of hours, easy. Then, there's TV time. I'm guessing that's another two hours, sometimes more. Heck, a hockey game is a three hour block... and I'm addicted to The Wire on DVD.
Yeah, I'd say 8.5 hours is low for me. On weekdays, anyway.
On average, how many hours a day do you spend staring at a computer screen, TV, or cellphone?
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james edgar
March 27, 2009 / 17:31
8 or so at work most days . At least 2 online after work. BT for 45 minutes in the morning. An occasional after work TV/wireless laptop evening.
Frick 10-12 a day ever week day. Maybe 6 on a weekend day.
In the Summer I'm working on or Riding my Motorcycle most days and nights in a weekend. And actually on a lot of weknights too.
So Winter anything up to 12 hours. Summer a more reasonable 7 .