20 May 2014 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com
Could it be possible that we spend
too much time on the internet? Does
our Internet activity help our work-
life balance, or does it do more harm
than good? Tis month's contribu-
tion from Work-Life Balance Expert
Jef Davidson provides an overview
of t he a mou nt of t i me we spend
online. It might be time to take a step
bac k a nd c on s ider w het her t h i s
online time is adding to or interfering
with your work-life balance.
Work Life Balance Issues
THE INTERNET
I
t seems that more and more, we use the internet for
ever y thing. Ta x research, the latest FA SB and IR S
announcements, portals and document sharing with our
clients, creating company websites, atending webinars,
answers to all of our questions, directions, restaurant
reviews, tracking our physical activity and our sleep, shop-
ping, connecting with friends… you know – the list is endless.
BY THE NUMBERS
By Jeff Davidson
Between
2000
and
2012,
internet
use
worldwide
increased
by
566.4%
Percentage of all adults using the internet:
77
%
us.census.gov
Neilson
online
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