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| Brits spend 24 days a year procrastinating, study finds | Brits spend 24 days a year procrastinating, study finds |
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| Not doing things is one of the things we do most often, according to a new study, which found that Britons spend on average 11 hours a week putting things off. | Not doing things is one of the things we do most often, according to a new study, which found that Britons spend on average 11 hours a week putting things off. |
| This amounts to 24 days of procrastination a year. | This amounts to 24 days of procrastination a year. |
| Financial planning (12 per cent) was the thing the 2,017 adults put off most, followed by exercising (11 per cent), househould chores (9 per cent) and dieting (8 per cent). | Financial planning (12 per cent) was the thing the 2,017 adults put off most, followed by exercising (11 per cent), househould chores (9 per cent) and dieting (8 per cent). |
| The most popular means of procrastination proved to be watching TV, making a cup of tea or coffee, eating and checking social media. | The most popular means of procrastination proved to be watching TV, making a cup of tea or coffee, eating and checking social media. |
| Respondents in Belfast were the worst for not getting anything done, spending 63 hours a month procrastinating, followed by those in Leeds (54 hours) and London (53 hours). | |
| The full top tens from the study, conducted by independent research company Censuswide for Beagle Street are as follows: | The full top tens from the study, conducted by independent research company Censuswide for Beagle Street are as follows: |
| Top 10 most common things that people procrastinate about: | Top 10 most common things that people procrastinate about: |
| 1. Planning for financial future (12 per cent of vote) | 1. Planning for financial future (12 per cent of vote) |
| 2. Exercising (11 per cent) | 2. Exercising (11 per cent) |
| 3. Doing household chores (9 per cent) | 3. Doing household chores (9 per cent) |
| 4. Dieting (8 per cent) | 4. Dieting (8 per cent) |
| 5. Doing DIY (7 per cent) | 5. Doing DIY (7 per cent) |
| 6. Going to the dentist (6.5 per cent) | 6. Going to the dentist (6.5 per cent) |
| 7. Doing important work (6 per cent) | 7. Doing important work (6 per cent) |
| 8. Making a big decision (5.8 per cent) | 8. Making a big decision (5.8 per cent) |
| 9. Getting a health check-up (5 per cent) | 9. Getting a health check-up (5 per cent) |
| 10.Looking for a new job (4 per cent) | 10.Looking for a new job (4 per cent) |
| Top 10 ways people procrastinate: | Top 10 ways people procrastinate: |
| 1. Watching TV (16 per cent of vote) | 1. Watching TV (16 per cent of vote) |
| 2. Make a cup of tea / coffee (10 per cent) | 2. Make a cup of tea / coffee (10 per cent) |
| 3. Eating (9.7 per cent) | 3. Eating (9.7 per cent) |
| 4. Browsing social media (9 per cent) | 4. Browsing social media (9 per cent) |
| 5. Cleaning the house (6.3 per cent) | 5. Cleaning the house (6.3 per cent) |
| 6. Having a nap (6 per cent) | 6. Having a nap (6 per cent) |
| 7. Reading (5.8 per cent) | 7. Reading (5.8 per cent) |
| 8. Surfing YouTube (5.6 per cent) | 8. Surfing YouTube (5.6 per cent) |
| 9. Go for a walk (5.2 per cent) | 9. Go for a walk (5.2 per cent) |
| 10.Go shopping (4 per cent) | 10.Go shopping (4 per cent) |
| The UK’s biggest procrastinators: | The UK’s biggest procrastinators: |
| 1. Belfast (63 hours a month procrastinating) | 1. Belfast (63 hours a month procrastinating) |
| 2. Leeds (54 hours a month) | 2. Leeds (54 hours a month) |
| 3. London (53 hours a month) | 3. London (53 hours a month) |
| 4. Birmingham (52.5 hours a month) | 4. Birmingham (52.5 hours a month) |
| 5. Norwich (52 hours a month) | 5. Norwich (52 hours a month) |
| 6. Bristol (51 hours a month) | 6. Bristol (51 hours a month) |
| 7. Brighton (48 hours a month) | 7. Brighton (48 hours a month) |
| 8. Southampton (47 hours a month) | 8. Southampton (47 hours a month) |
| 9. Sheffield (46.5 hours a month) | 9. Sheffield (46.5 hours a month) |
| 10. Manchester (45 hours a month) | 10. Manchester (45 hours a month) |
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