What different generations used for wasting time

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow. With nearly all of us owning some type of smart device, we can spend endless hours wasting time online. 

In fact, you’re wasting time right now by reading this post when you should be working. Now, we all get bit by the laziness bug now and then, but have you (in your procrastination) ever wondered how other generations managed to waste their days? Well, in this illustration by John Atkinson, he shows us just that; wasting time from the 1960s to the present day.

Wasting timeline

What different generations used for wasting time

  • 1960s: Yoyos
  • 1970s: Pong
  • 1980s: Pac Man
  • 1990s: Tamagotchi
  • 2000s: Facebook
  • Present: This post

Wasting your time isn’t always a bad thing. Did you know that people who engage in “workplace Internet leisure browsing” are actually about 9% more productive than those who don’t? If, however, you’re looking to cut back on your procrastination, use this vulgar website blocker.


Source:  http://wronghands1.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/wasting-timeline/