Technology has created a situation where people now spend nearly 90% of their work time at desks in front of screens, compared to roughly 30% in the 1960s-1980s, creating a cost to well-being through stress and potential burnout.

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Gloria Mark

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there were some studies done in the 60s 7s 80s where the researchers followed people around and track the percentage of time they spent at their desks and this was you know roughly about 30% of their day in 2019 I did a study with colleagues and we found that people spent nearly 90% of their time at their desks

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Tired? Distracted? Burned-Out? Listen to This.The Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:08 PM

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