So, now my year is up and I can re-subscribe to cable or Netflix if I want to. That’s not a message that I’m comfortable with. Marshall McLuhan famously coined the phrase, “The medium is the message.” The message of watching tvs and streaming computer screens all day has nothing to do with the content of what you’re watching - the message is that it is okay and normal to sit on your butt and switch your brain into stupor mode. It was a little odd not watching the Superbowl for probably the first time in my life, but there was something quite liberating about that, too. I soon realized I had lots of extra time each week, so I took up various positive activities that filled the time in ways that were enjoyable and meaningful to me. Was it hard to give up tv watching? Not really. The New York Times recently reported that the average American watches over five hours of tv/streaming PER DAY – I’ve never even come close to that.īut I would watch a movie here and there, a football or hockey game now and then, a concert or two, some news, one or two cable shows – and looking back it surely added up to at least several hours per week (thankfully not per day!). One of the best lifestyle choices I have made in recent years was my decision exactly a year ago to stop watching all TV or streamed shows and movies for a full year. The Peaceful Dragon Newsletter: December 2017Ĥ th Santa’s List Day 21 st Look on the Bright Side Dayħ th Pearl Harbor Day 25 th Christmas Dayġ3 th Violin Day 27 th Nat’l Fruitcake Dayġ8 th Bake Cookies Day 31 st New Year’s Eve
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