Why I chose This Goal: Has TV taken over a hunk of your life? I was concerned that it had for me. No our television wasn't broken... but maybe it's presence was breaking me down. I noticed I was watching several shows daily and when it came to not getting things done that needed to get done... well... it was time to look into the lost hours of watching television. I found that I was plugging into the O'Reilly factor and Cash Cab every evening. That's two hours right there. Add to that a Padres game... usually another hour- they get turned off when they fall behind by three runs or more.
What I Did: Starting on Friday morning, it was no TV for me. To avoid accidentally turning it on I put the remote in a spot I'd have to consciously go to get it. Not so surprisingly I've been able to get more stuff done around the house. Riding my bike more, doing chores and got to bed at a reasonable (9:30 pm) hour. Funny thing is that at 830 am, I've not even considered checking the news. This exercise focused my attention on how much time I have been wasting on TV. I'm going to limit my viewing to a maximum two hours total per day. Sorry Bill O'Reilly-you've been cut from my daily team. To twist his phrase, "Caution you're in a no TV viewing zone." Probably a good thing since O'Reilly usually gets my blood boiling for no good reason.
What I Did: Starting on Friday morning, it was no TV for me. To avoid accidentally turning it on I put the remote in a spot I'd have to consciously go to get it. Not so surprisingly I've been able to get more stuff done around the house. Riding my bike more, doing chores and got to bed at a reasonable (9:30 pm) hour. Funny thing is that at 830 am, I've not even considered checking the news. This exercise focused my attention on how much time I have been wasting on TV. I'm going to limit my viewing to a maximum two hours total per day. Sorry Bill O'Reilly-you've been cut from my daily team. To twist his phrase, "Caution you're in a no TV viewing zone." Probably a good thing since O'Reilly usually gets my blood boiling for no good reason.
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