A survey shows that millions of Britons are wasting swaths of their lives surfing the web without any real purpose.The research by YouGov found that seven in ten of Britain’s 34 million users fall into the habit of Wilfing — What Was I Looking For? — both at work and at home. One in four internet users spends nearly a third of internet time Wilfing — equivalent to spending an entire working day a fortnight randomly browsing the net.
Men are much more likely to be Wilfers than women. A third of them said that the habit had damaged their relationships with partners. One in five men was “distracted” from work or study by adult entertainment or sex websites.
Jason Lloyd said: “Our study shows that although people log on with a purpose, they are now being offered so much choice and online distraction that many forget what they are there for, and spend hours aimlessly Wilfing instead.
Do you think that if your job didn’t suck – that might make a difference?
Wilfing is just a side effect of the evil marijuana. The Brits are getting stoned at work.
I’m so happy the cowboy is gone as well as captcha. Thanks guys.
I didn’t mind the captcha, I just thought having to manually reload the main page was annoying.
“Do you think that if your job didn’t suck – that might make a difference?”
Perhaps – but unlikely. I dont read print-media (well, not for the last decade or so), and its easier to find info about stuff via the net than your local/national paper (also, journalistic integrity is somewhat lacking these days).
#1 – I do it BEFORE I goto work, makes my “job that sucks” suck less – until the high wears off anyway…