Wednesday 16 June 2004

Got a few minutes?

Some stats from Time Management Facts and Figures by Dr. Donald E. Wetmore.
-90% of those who join health and fitness clubs will stop going within the first 90 days.
-9 out of 10 people daydream in meetings.
-There will be 2 million marriages in this country this year and 1 million divorces.
-95% of divorces are caused by a "lack of communication"
-The average working person spends less than 2 minutes per day in meaningful communication with their spouse or "significant other".
-The average working person spends less than 30 seconds a day in meaningful communication with their children.

-On an average day, there are 17 million meetings in America.
(this one's for the authors among ye)-95% of the books in this country are purchased by 5% of the population. 95% of self-improvement books, audio tapes, and video tapes purchased are not used.

No comments: