Uncle Sam knows how we spend our time

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Who hasn't made the excuse that they just can't find the time to exercise, or write thank-you cards, or volunteer, or repaint the living room? Well, our government knows how we spend our time in the average day, and its stats show that, frankly, we could probably find the time if we really wanted to.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistic's American Time Use Survey, the average American's day looks like this:

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