cable is evil
1 week ago
we watch too much tv. i love it – don’t get me wrong – but there is never enough time to get other things done.
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How to watch less tv
It made me
 "where did all this time magically come from???"
How I did it: i don't have a t.v in my new place, i do occasionally watch movies on my computer, but i like that better because i feel like i have more "control" over what i am watching. Lessons & tips: trying to not watch t.v with a t.v around me was really hard, but now that i don't have one i don't miss it Resources: when i'm bored i go on the internet and stumbleupon.com
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crystalz Brick walls are there to let us prove how badly we want things.
It made me
Better and smarter
How I did it: I turned off the cable (I have basic cable, but only about 10 channels). I also found other things to do - reading, golfing, hiking. I really haven't missed TV at all. I watch maybe an hour per week if that. Still working on the kids to watch less, but not having cable really helps. Read how I did it…
It made me
ashamed 
How I did it: just pushed the red buttonloland made something useful w/my time!-hang out with friends-talked on the phone-read a book that i forgot i had-hmm.. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: compare the wisdom and information you find TV and books, instead of switching channel, start read the book. Or join book club. then you can meet new friends and find wisdom instead of sitting on the coach watching tv. Read how I did it…
Nollo is feeling better about life!
It made me
active!
How I did it: Well, it took a lot of effort as it's become a huge habit that the TV is on all the time anyone is home. I had to force myself to get up and off the sofa some nights!Instead of watching the usual programmes, we limited ourselves to just half and hour a night. Instead, we take the dogs out walking more, we spend much more time together talking and it is helping me to lose weight! Read how I did it…
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more productive
How I did it: sometimes the simplest things are the hardest things to do. all I had to do was find something I wanted to do more than watch tv and for me that was reading. I love reading self help books in my quest to become a life coach. All I did was get a stack of books I was burning to read and watching tv just fell by the wayside naturally. I still watch during family time with my kids but for a limited time because I'm always eager to stop and re… Read how I did it…
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crystalz Brick walls are there to let us prove how badly we want things.
Still no cable...going on 7 months
1 week ago
hurray to saving money and reading more!
Melissa B. is back, and ready to get her life in order.
Two Things Made This Easy
1 week ago
(1) My cable breaks all the time, about every other day, sometimes two to three times on the same day. After 17,000 visits from the cable company, it seems that the only way to reset it is to undo and redo some cords in the closet to release static electricity build-up. I.e., you have to go mildly electrocute yourself to get the TV to run again. So, when my husband is out of town (and when isn’t he?), I find myself going days without any TV at all . . . because I’d rather skip it than get shocked twice a day to watch a rerun I’ve seen already. It’s basic aversion therapy, lol.
(2) There’s very little I want to watch. I checked out a few shows I heard about from other people, and found them dull/pointless (the shows, not the people). I’m not a fan of most reality TV shows, and that’s what is crowding up the TV networks these days. I liked a few cable shows on HBO and Showtime, but most of those either ended or were cancelled.
With Netflix’s instant-watching service and TV shows coming out on DVD when the seasons are over, I think I could live entirely without cable or even without a television set and just rent or insta-watch online the very few shows worth seeing.
purplesue is
Untitled
2 weeks ago
i watch tv every chance i can, i talk about nothing but tv, i religiously watch tv shows, like comedy sitcoms, currently scrubs and big bang theory, suck at life so obsess over tv
Oh, TV. How I love you, you big glowing box…but we spend way too much time together. You know, since all the season finales have aired, maybe we should spend some time apart. I just think maybe I should…go outside. Read a book. Actually live life instead of watching other people living life. You understand, right? It’s not you; it’s me.
GrayPyre is proud of herself.
Suprisingly difficult
1 month ago
Durring the day it’s on educational stuff for the little one, it really is amazing how much they learn from those shows. I try to turn it off when she naps but sometimes I just want to watch something that isn’t repedative and goofy and by the end of the day I am tired and just want to veg.
Wiezel is driving a motorbike
Watch less tv
1 month ago
At this moment when I don’t know what to do I watch tv. I want to stop that and do other things instead.
Less TV is better
1 month ago
I decided one day I will watch what I want to watch on not what other want me to watch. I stopped watching TV. For 7-8 years no cable bill. I don’t feel I am missing out on anything. I have more time to spend with family and do things for others.Love it.
Untitled
2 months ago
I think I have gotten better about this. I don’t just sit there and watch whatever is on. Instead, I try to watch something I specifically want. Since there pretty much isn’t anything on network/cable tv I want to see (well until Caprica comes out), this is pretty easy. Even still, I tend to be too busy to watch some of the dvds I have to view.
Untitled
2 months ago
My friend is a bad influence. She got me hooked on Psych, which I know believe to be the funniest show on television. It’s the only show that makes me laugh out loud. A lot. So I started watching it, all the time.
I’m also a bad influence on my friend. I started getting back into NCIS, which plays for at least 3 hours on USA every day. So now she’s into it, too.
And so all I do now is watch NCIS and Psych. My two favorite shows. I can’t give them up. But I still think I should try to cut back…
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mholik asks,
“My partner watches CONSTANTLY. Without interfering with his choice to watch TV, how can I break away when it's always on?”
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