Chapter 9: Plugging Time Leaks. This chapter will give you an opportunity to assess your instincts for where all that time goes. Take the following quiz. Circle the answer you think is correct for the typical American. | Plugging Time Leaks This chapter will give you an opportunity to assess your instincts for where all that time goes. Take the following quiz. Circle the answer you think is correct for the typical American. Some of these statistics were mentioned earlier. See if you can remember them. Then in the blank provided write an estimate of how much time you think you spend. Where Does AU the Time Go 1. In the typical home the TV set is on for how many hours per week I0 hours 30 hours 50 hours 20 hours 40 hours 60 hours Your home _ 2. The average American spends how much time reading weekly hours hours hours hours hours hours Your weekly reading time __ 113 Copyright 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Click here for Terms of Use. 114 Time Management 3. Most men spend how many hours shaving during a lifetime 500 hours 1 500 hours 3 000 hours 1 000 hours 2 500 hours 3 500 hours Your estimate if male __ 4. In a poll executives estimated how much time they wasted per week in totally unnecessary meetings. What was their estimate 21 minutes 41 minutes 72 minutes 37 minutes 60 minutes 104 minutes For you __ 5. How much time will a person spend eating over his or her lifetime 1 year 3 years 5 years 2 years 4 years 6 years Your estimate __ 6. How much time each day does the average American spend commuting to and from work 6 minutes 26 minutes 41 minutes 17 minutes 33 minutes 58 minutes Your daily commuting time 7. Most people spend how much time per day writing and typing 5 minutes 22 minutes 41 minutes 17 minutes 37 minutes 1 hour 15 minutes You write per day for 8. The typical person receives how many pieces of mail at home each year 173 361 598 295 415 867 You receive 9. Over a lifetime how much time does a person fritter away waiting in
