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Working ain't easy but it sure is fun.
In the last two weeks two separate studies were released regarding the effect that Internet habits have on employees and students. Although the two studies came to drastically different conclusions, they indirectly proved that old people are highly unproductive at work.
Study on Internet usage at work
A study from the University of Melbourne showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons are 9% more productive than those who do not.
Link: Read the story at PCWorld
Study on Internet usage at college
A study from The Ohio State University showed that the more time students spend on Facebook, the lower their grades are. The survey showed that 68% of the students using Facebook earned lower marks than those who stayed away from Facebook.
Link: Read the story on CNET
What did the Aussie workplace study prove?
1. People who use the Internet for personal reasons are 9% more productive than those who do not.
2. The media will bite at anything that has the opportunity to include Facebook or Twitter in their headline. Although this study made no mention of Facebook or Twitter, the majority of articles about this study contained headlines like "Facebook increases productivity" or "Twitter makes for better workers".
What did the Buckeye student study prove?
1. People that use facebook get lower grades than people who do not.
2. The Ohio State University releases highly unscientific studies. The survey population was 219 people. Fairly certain the margin of error is somewhat high on this one.
What do both studies indirectly prove?
As stated above, the only result from the Australian study was that people who do use the Internet for personal reasons are 9% more productive than those who do not. Now add these assumptions:
1. Young people use the Internet for personal reasons.
2. Old people don't know how to use The Email or The Google.
With those assumptions (facts), the result is that young people are 9% more productive than old people.
The second study from The Ohio State University makes the situation even worse. They unscientifically show that personal Internet usage on sites like Facebook actually decrease productivity as proven through lower grades. Now add these assumptions:
1. Young people are in college.
2. Old people are not in college.
With those assumptions, the result is that young people's productivity decreases with personal Internet usage.
The indirect conclusion by taking the results of both of these surveys is that young people can waste a good portion of their day on the Internet and still be more productive than old people.
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