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Most people say they don’t have enough time.
But when you look at the averages, the problem usually isn’t a lack of hours — it’s where those hours go.

Here’s how the average American spends time on things that add little long-term value.

Personal Waste of Time (Averages)

Mindless Phone & Social Media Use

• On average, Americans spend about 2.5–3 hours per day on social media
• Total daily screen time (phones included) averages 5–7 hours per day

That’s:

• ~18–21 hours per week
• ~45–70 full days per year staring at a screen

Most of it isn’t communication (email, calls or texts) or creation — it’s scrolling.

Streaming & TV

• The average American watches 2.5–3 hours of TV or streaming per day

That’s:

• ~18–21 hours per week
• ~40–45 days per year

Entertainment isn’t bad — but when it becomes default behavior, it replaces growth, movement, and connection.

When you sit all day at work, then come home and sit for an additional 3 hours, your body and mind pay the price, let alone your pelvic floor.

Gaming

• Average gamers spend 1–2 hours per day playing
• For many men, weekends and evenings push that number higher

That’s:

• ~365–700 hours per year
• 15–30 full days annually

Porn Consumption

• Surveys suggest the average user (61% of Americans) spends up to 30 minutes per day consuming porn
• Heavy users far exceed this

That equals:

• ~90–180 hours per year
• 4–7 full days annually on a single habit

Not counting the motivation, focus, and energy loss that often follows.

Lets take that information and shift it to something that can help you, say learning a new language.

Learning a New Language (Averages)

According to language learning research and government language training standards:

• Basic conversational ability in a language like Spanish, French, or Italian can be reached in 150–300 hours
• Solid conversational fluency often takes 300–600 hours
• Harder languages take longer — but progress is still measurable well before fluency

If an average American redirected porn time into language learning:

• 30 minutes/day
  • ~180 hours/year
  • Enough to hold conversations, travel confidently, and understand common speech within 12 months
• 30 minutes/day for 2 years
  • ~360 hours
  • Approaching strong conversational fluency

No extremes.
No massive life overhaul.
Just redirecting time that was already being spent.

How about to spend that time actively working on finding and building a relationship…

How Many Hours Does It Take to Form a Relationship?

Researchers who study relationship formation often focus on time spent together (conversation + interaction), not just calendar time. When you convert early dating into hours, the numbers are surprisingly reasonable.

Key Research Anchor

Research from the University of Kansas found that it takes approximately:

• ~50 hours to move from acquaintance to casual friend
• ~90 hours to become close friends
• ~200 hours to form a close, strong bond

Romantic relationships tend to follow a similar time investment curve, but with intimacy layered in.

Early Relationship: Hour Breakdown (Averages)

Texts, Calls & Early Conversations

Before exclusivity, most couples:

• Text or talk 15–30 minutes per day
• Over 4–8 weeks

That equals:

• 7–28 hours of communication
  (depending on frequency and depth)

Dates & In-Person Time

Most couples go on:

• 1–2 dates per week
• Each lasting 2–3 hours
• Over 6–8 weeks

That equals:

• 24–48 hours of face-to-face time

Total Time Before “We’re a Couple”

When you add it up:

Activity	Low End	High End
Texting & calls	~10 hrs	~30 hrs
Dates & in-person time	~25 hrs	~50 hrs
Total before relationship	~40 hrs	~80 hrs

📌 On average, most couples enter a relationship after roughly 40–75 total hours of intentional interaction.

Not years.
Not hundreds of hours.
Just focused, present time.

Why This Matters

• 40–75 hours is:
  • 2–4 weeks of 30 minutes/day
  • Less time than many people spend scrolling or watching porn in a year
  • Less time than one month of casual screen distraction

A meaningful relationship doesn’t require endless time —
it requires redirected time.

Lets et back to it:

Alcohol & Recovery Time

• The average American adult drinks multiple times per week
• One night of drinking often costs:
  • Poor sleep
  • Low energy the next day
  • Reduced motivation

One evening can quietly steal 24 hours of effectiveness, even if it only “took” a few hours.

Lets take a look at your time at work… This is the time that should be spent making you and your family money.

Work Waste of Time (Averages)

This is where fake productivity dominates.

Email, Messages & Notifications

• On average, workers spend 25–30% of their workday on email, chat, and notification management

That’s:

• ~2–2.5 hours per 8-hour day
• ~10–12 hours per week
• ~500–600 hours per year

Unnecessary Meetings

• The average employee spends 7–10 hours per week in meetings
• Studies show a large portion of those meetings are considered unnecessary

That’s:

• ~1–2 full workdays per week
• ~350–500 hours per year in meetings that produce little value
• Busywork & Admin Tasks
• Americans spend 30% or more of their workweek on low-value tasks:
  • Scheduling
  • Formatting
  • Status updates
  • Redundant documentation
• That’s:
• ~12+ hours per week
• ~600+ hours per year

Looking Busy Instead of Doing Real Work

• Many workers report only 2–3 hours per day of truly focused, meaningful work
• The rest is task-switching, interruptions, and performance

Over a year, that means:

• Thousands of hours at work
• Only a fraction spent creating real outcomes

The Big Picture

When you stack the averages together, the truth is uncomfortable:

On average, Americans spend:

• 5–7 hours a day on screens
• 2–3 hours a day on passive entertainment
• 30%+ of the workweek on fake productivity
• Hundreds of hours a year distracted, not progressing

This isn’t a discipline problem. It’s a default-behavior problem.

Most men don’t need more time. They need fewer leaks.

Cutting just one hour per day of low-value activity gives you:

• 365 hours per year
• 15 full days of life back

The real question isn’t:
“Why am I so busy?”

It’s:
“Where is my time actually going?”

Take back your time starting today!