Last Updated on June 12, 2017
During Saturday night, most of us lost an hour of sleep. Church attendance was likely affected by people who forgot to set their clocks ahead and ended up sleeping later than they intended.
But researchers say losing that hour spills over into the Monday after that “spring forward,” producing a day of more “cyberloafing” than usual. Cyberloafing is what they describe as spending time surfing the web in the workplace, rather than doing, you know, your job.
A survey at Penn State indicates that the Monday after the daylight saving time switch sees more searches about entertainment-related subjects including YouTube videos, music, ESPN and Facebook.
I do a lot of YouTube searches over the course of the day, but then that’s part of my job because I’m always looking for marketing ideas that I can steal emulate. And helping maintain the station’s Facebook page is also part of my job, so I’m already there.
In my case, my Monday was fairly productive; my boss is about to be out on maternity leave, so I’ve spent the past few workdays learning what extra responsibilities I’ll be taking on over the next 12 weeks. I expect to have a lot more gray hair, but hopefully not an ulcer, by June.
My Monday was less productive than usual. I hit the coffee early and often and found my mind wandering more than it should.
To the contrary, I had a very productive Monday. Â Today was only so-so, however.