I used to spend many hours watching TV shows and don't get me wrong I still watch the odd one or two but as i've grown older I've come to realise how much of a waste of life it is to sit in front of the screen for hours on end watching mind numbing shows. These days I try to keep my TV viewing down to a maximum of 5 hours a week, maybe a couple of hours of a box set or series and a couple of documentaries. I find doing this gives me a lot more time to focus on other activities.
It's all too easy to sit down and watch TV after a busy day at work but the effect it has on your physical and emotional health can be detrimental. The time you can save by switching off your television can be used for many positive means. For example:-
- Diet-Taking time to prepare a healthy nutritious meal
- Exercise-Getting outside or to the gym for some stress busting activity
- Creating-Whether it's making something for a loved one or for yourself
- Reading-Enjoying a good fiction or non-fiction
- Saving money-Cancelling that expensive cable contract/not watching adverts
- Learning-Whether it's learning an instrument, language or a new skill
- Music-Taking the time to fully listen to a piece of music
- Meditation-Learning to meditate and bring peace to your life and others.
Before too long anyone can reap the benefits of turning off the television and doing something amazing. In the long run I believe, as a collective, we can all benefit from turning off our televisions and getting off our behinds.
JN
