legal sanity

Essential to any comprehensive discussion of work-life balance is an understanding of what factors into the “life” part of the equation. This article sheds some light on that subject. The piece overviews a recent national study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on how Americans use their free time. According to that American Time-Use Survey (ATUS), "TV remains the dominant free-time activity in America." In fact, “Americans watch 2 hours and 34 minutes of TV a day on average, compared with 20 minutes a day exercising and eight minutes a day volunteering or participating in religious or spiritual activities.”