A new study found that many americans read websites when they should be working. This study found that Americans spent more than 893 million minutes reading websites – or approximately 15 million hours – on entertainment news sites, with 44 percent of the total time spent reading websites at work.

I’ve noticed in my own traffic that plenty of people are checking my websites during the hours that they should be working. However, who hasn’t been tempted to check out entertainment websites rather than work? I am guilty of multitasking even while I write this site. It is simplier so easy to check out CNN, YouTube, your email rather than just straight working.

One area that has grown besides just reading websites at work, is watching websites while at work. The study found that the number of videos viewed growing 53 percent in the past year.

Is internet reading websites while working hindering work performance? Definately. However, do as I do. Take a break and rather than multi task, try doing one thing at a time.