You’re Better Off Smoking Pot Than Answering Email and Telephones
By Sam Crowley
Of course I write the title of this post in jest, knowing that smoking pot is never a good alternative.
However, when it comes to prodcutivity in the workplace, the tenth item on the list below offers evidence that a stoner is more productive in the workplace than a distracted employee.
The information below was taken from my friend Tim Ferriss’ website www.fourhourworkweek.com.
The Top 10 Stats To Know: You Are Not Alone
63% of all employees want to work less, up from 46% in 1992.
26% of adult Americans report being on the verge of a serious nervous breakdown.
40% of workers describe their office environment as “most like a real-life survivor program.”
Only 14% of Americans take two weeks or more at a time for vacation. The average American therefore spends more time in the bathroom than on vacation.
61% of Americans check email while on vacation.
53% of employees would opt for a personal assistant rather than personal trainer.
62% of workers routinely end the day with work-related neck pain, 44% report strained eyes, 38% complain of hand pain, and 34% report difficulty in sleeping due to work-related stress.
88% of employees say they have a hard time juggling work and life.
70% of working fathers and working mothers report they don’t have enough time for their children.
In 2005, a psychiatrist at King’s College in London administered IQ tests to three groups: the first did nothing but perform the IQ test, the second was distracted by e-mail and ringing phones, and the third was stoned on marijuana. Not surprisingly, the first group did better than the other two by an average of 10 points. The e-mailers, on the other hands, did worse than the stoners by an average of 6 points.
