Image Description: Optimal Time Spent (hours per week) pie chart
Overview
This pie chart, using data provided by BYU and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, shows the optimal amount of time a student should spend in various activities. The activities that use the most time during the week are sleeping (29%), studying (18%), eating (11%), attending class (9%) and working (9%). Other activities represented in the pie chart are social media (7%), socializing (5%), video/computer games (4%), exercising (3%) and other activities (5%).
Data presented in the pie chart
| Activity | Percentage of time spent during week | Hours spent per week | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping | 29 | 49 | Average seven hours of sleep per night |
| Attending class | 9 | 15 | 15-hour class load |
| Studying | 18 | 30 | two hours of outside study per hour in class |
| Working | 9 | 15 | the most successful students work about 15 hours per week |
| Eating | 11 | 17.5 | breakfast: 30 minutes, lunch and dinner: one hour each |
| Socializing with friends | 5 | 9 | |
| Social media | 7 | 12 | |
| Video/computer games | 4 | 7 | |
| Exercising | 3 | 5 | slightly more than one hour, three to four times per week |
| Other activities | 5 | 8.5 | |
| Total | 100 | 168 |