February 5th, 2008
Did I ever mention that I pretty much gave up television a few years ago? Yeah. Reality TV marked the decline and fall of my tenure in front of the tube. At first, I gave it up temporarily just to see how my life would be affected. But after a few weeks without it I realized that I had become far more productive, and was getting a lot more out of life.
This Week: Ten Ways to Avoid Watching TV
10. Find a human and strike up a conversation.
9. Surf the Internet to learn about something.
8. Get to work on chores you’ve been avoiding.
7. Be Creative: Draw, Create, Cook, and Dance.
6. Weigh yourself and consider going for a jog.
5. Sell things you don’t use any more on eBay.
4. Find someone to hug and squeeze and kiss.
3. List your big goals and write up action plans.
2. Grab a book from the shelf and start reading.
1. And my personal favorite: Go ride your bike!
People often say “life is short” and fantasize about all the things they’d still like to accomplish, but then go on to waste huge amounts of time on things that don’t contribute to their goals. If you spend more than a couple hours each week watching television, I recommend taking a tv “hiatus” to tackle some of those more important things.
Who knows, maybe (like me) you’ll never go back!
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7 Comments Add your own
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MissPrissy | February 5th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
If I gave up TV, I could take over the world.
You have a lot of willpower, wow!
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Kimberly | February 5th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Well… okay… but Survivor is safe, right? I thought we were old school Survivor buds? And Big Brother. I need that. And Biggest Loser. That’s good for you even. And American Idol cuz I watch it with my daughters. Good family time. And Lost…
Okay, I’m done.
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Beer Consumer | February 5th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I broke my ankle recently and have been stuck in bed for some time now… all I can do is watch tv, but it has really opened my eyes to how many things there are out there to do, but sometimes we procrastinate and tell ourselves we’ll do it some other time… Thing we don’t realize is that life really does pass by fast and we should enjoy the world around us today before it is too late… live your life.
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Peggy | February 5th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I’m not much of a television person really. I’d rather be online!
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Friglet | February 5th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
If there were ever a good time to give up TV, it would be now! There is nothing on due to the strike.
Not that I’m not still watching it, mind you.
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The Bombshell | February 6th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
For anybody who might be interested (yeah, I know most of you are hopelessly addicted to your favorite tv shows, and I won’t judge) here are some web sites that keep me inspired to be productive, thereby keeping me far away from the television:
http://zenhabits.net/
http://www.lifehack.org/
http://www.positivityblog.com/
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soapbox.SUPERSTAR | February 7th, 2008 at 8:27 am
I wish you would hurry up and have some kids already, so that I can see how much this changes…
I actually watch almost ZERO TV, except for what I am forced to watch with my kiddos. The few shows that I like, that I record… I cannot even find time to go back and watch. I do try to watch SNL on Sundays, but I cannot remember the last new one that was on, so I have not even done that lately.
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