It has been noted that excessive online time cuts into time spent cultivating relationships with friends, family and loved ones.
According to Comscore using US stats, the average time people spent online each month last year is between 20 and 40 hours, which amounts to an average 1 hour online a day.
Though Nielson confounds this average with reports of almost 70 hours of daily online time, reported in 2009.
Compare that to 160 hours in an 8-hour work day and 5-day work week, compared to 730 hours, the average total hours in a month.
This leaves us with 7 hours of daily quality time, assuming 8 hours of sleep a day.
Online use of more than 40 hours a month may be excessive.
Why? Because it reduces the amount of time spent in quality time, time spent renewing relationships with friends and family, physical exercise, and other important social activities.
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Reference:
How Much Time People Spent Online in 2010 (US Statistics) | TechDasher: http://techdasher.com/average-time-people-spent-online-in-2010-u-s-statistics/
Average Internet User Now Spends 68 Hours Per Month Online | Masher:
http://mashable.com/2009/10/14/net-usage-nielsen/
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