Goofing Off is good

"The internet is often seen as the nemesis of productivity in the workplace. Bloggers write myriad posts in the hope of someday signing a book deal. Proud parents e-mail pictures of babies outfitted as small animals. MySpace profiles are used to communicate to the world that a favourite book is Ulysses, despite having read only 40 pages seven years ago.
But a new study by a U.K. research group might help boost the Internet's image. It found that taking short breaks to surf the Internet at work might actually beneficial to an employee's productivity."
What a relief that these indulgences are actually positive. I don't have to be concerned about the time that I am spending writing these posts on my blog. Yup, I spent too much time reading the paper this morning and did not have time to post before work. I am now gearing up to get some serious work done before I face my students.
Oh, no just read further, apparently, I need to be careful- "It turns out a little surfing of the internet at work isn't such a bad thing. But some are questioning where to draw the line between a reasonable break and an unnecessary distraction." Guess it is time to get those letter to parents done and need to organize next week's concert.