A couple of months ago I wrote an article on 10 Reasons To Stop Watching TV. I was half expecting resistant replies, but was surprised to read many readers expressing the same sentiments. Some of them have removed TV from their lives since years ago, while some are on the way towards cutting TV out. Many of them expressed improved quality of life after they stopped / reduced TV viewing.
You might be wondering: Why remove TV from our life? Truth is, I used to watch TV a fair bit when I was young. When I was a student, I made it a point to watch all prime time shows (The trailers had a way of making you feel you were missing out if you didn’t watch). If there was ever a blockbuster movie on air, I would catch it too. TV made life seem exciting.
Then slowly, I reduced my TV viewing. It was a natural progression, really, as I became busier and found priorities outside of TV. Today, I’ve not watched TV for about 4 years. I found my life satisfaction increased when I watched less TV. It has given more time for me to pursue my life goals. Compare 2 hours of TV watching to say, writing personal development articles for my blog or writing my 1st book, the latter activities are definitely a whole lot more meaningful. In retrospect, I felt the time I spent in front of the black box in the past was a waste of time.
If you are ready to remove TV from your life and spend time on things that matter more, here are 6 steps on how to do so:
1. Have replacement activities.
For any successful habit change to take place, you have to replace the old habit with something new. Here are some suggestions:
- Start a business you like. Since you have more free time now, why not start up a new business? Do it part-time, with no strings attached, and see where it spins off. It’s a great way to cultivate your skills and earn money doing something you like at the same time.
- Hang out with your friends. Are there any friends you have not met for a while? Maybe it’s time to catch-up with them. Go out and have fun. Hanging out indoors is good too – Just don’t end up watching TV!
- Exercise. Go to the gym and get a great workout. Jogging, swimming, tennis, squash, aerobics are all great too.
- Go out and meet new people. Are there any meet-up groups you can join? Any upcoming events you can attend? Meetup.com is a great place to start off.
- Take up a class. Any courses you’ve been meaning to take up? Any hobbies you want to pursue further? Take up a weekly class/mini-course. I took up side classes on
2. Remove your cable subscription.
Being subscribed to the cable TV makes you feel compelled to keep watching, so as to maximize the value of your subscription. If you’re serious about removing TV from your life, unsubscribe immediately. Forget about the line-up of shows on cable – not only do you get a big chunk of your life back, you also save money in the process.
3. Limit your TV viewing every day.
If cutting TV out immediately is a big stretch, start off by limiting your TV viewing. If you’re a heavy TV viewer, limit to 2-hours a day first. Then go down to 1.5 hours, then slowly 1-hour, then 30 minutes. Soon it’ll be easy to just stop watching altogether. In fact by then, you’d have experienced the positive effects of not watching TV that you are ready to stop watching it altogether.
4. Work on your goals.
Even if it’s just 30 minutes a day, you’ll be surprised at how much progress you’ll make in a short span. Back in 2007, I first started working on my personal goals at least 30 min/day, including my aspirations for my future. After a year, I was ready to quit my day job and pursue my passion. Today, I’m running my personal development business and doing what I love full-time. Start on your goals today, and very soon you’ll see results.
5. Don’t catch new shows.
After I decided to stop watching TV, I stopped catching new shows. I continued to watch past shows that were still running, such as Prison Break (via DVD), but otherwise I stopped catching new shows, be it Ugly Betty or Gossip Girl. With the ending of the “old” shows, it also ended my TV viewing.
6. Put away your TV.
One of my readers got rid of her TV 5 years ago. Since then, her family (comprising of her, her husband and her son) spend a lot more quality time together, playing board games and writing their journals together every week. If throwing away your TV is too drastic, store it away. That’s what happened for another reader. When she was young, her parents didn’t want her to grow up around the negative influence of TV. However, they couldn’t bear to throw the TV away. In the end, they kept the TV in a closet. Subsequently, she grew up TV-free, and had the time to pursue other hobbies and activities.
Share Your Thoughts
How about you? Do you watch TV or have you stopped watching for a while? Do you have any tips to remove TV? Please share your thoughts in the comments area.
The one thing I'd throw out there is that TV can also be a connection to the social mores and trends of the day. I grew up with a kid whose parents didn't approve of TV and he was constantly behind on what was going on in the world. More connected to his family? Maybe, but I think totally cutting TV out of your life isn't the answer. Balancing your life out is and making sure you teach children balance. Some of the most well-done drama today is on TV, why miss it?
Why the heck would anyone want to remove tv from their lives? Should we remove books?
Our family hasn't had TV for quite a few years now. People think we're "odd" because of it, but we don't care. TV in anything more than small, infrequent doses is a waste of your limited time on Earth!
First one is very powerful, Find some replacement, it should be more interesting than TV.
First one is very powerful. Find replacement activity. you need to take care that you find something more interesting than TV, otherwise efforts will be much and there are chances of coming back.
Ever since I stopped watching TV, I've had a lot more time to beat myself off.
Thank you for that reminder! When you think about it, TV is pretty useless after all for the most part!
i need entertainment for the 30 minutes after i come from home work to get rest and recharge.
what do you do when you get home tired?
You change clothes and exercise. It reduces stress and creates energy. You have to stop looking at TV as your "reward" for the long day at work. Change your perspective and find alternate activities that aren't sitting around watching TV.
these are really helpful tips, I have to say.
I also stopped watching tv a long time ago (I do not even know when it started – I think it was around the time I got my first internet access.) and I do not regret that.
When my TV broke a year or so ago, I was not even bothered, only that I was no longer able to watch a new movie on dvd or my old favorite series on video (yes, I still have old VHS cassettes!)
The only problem that arose from that, is that I moved towards the internet a lot, and maybe too much. There is so much diversifying info on the net that I literally get sucked into it. so atm I am trying not to get rid of my tv, but to get rid of my starting addiction to the computer and the internet. What makes it really hard is that my studies depend on the computer and the net – we have classes online, study-programs on the computer, wrinting programs etc which makes it kind of hard not to get distracted. or maybe it is just me.
This is also a point: that it is rather easy to quit TV. You dont really need it. For information, one is better off with newspapers or the internet. TV is dispensable in life.
Nicely written =)
I'd have to say #2 is the biggest one. Most of whats on cable/satellite is crap. On the other hand I don't so much agree with 3, 5 and 6. #3(watch less) will be a result of #2 so it's kind of a Non issue. #6 is just silly. Movies, good shows and things like video games while also requiring moderation are also often needed as a mode to take breaks from the focus and effort put in to #4(goals). #5 I think would be an error as there are the occasional good TV series. It's kind of like saying don't read books because some books are bad. Who would really buy in to that? I find picking one or two series to follow isn't a determent to my ability to get things done and achieve my goals. You're talking may be 2 hours a week of TV time.
The Netflix add was kinda funny right under your blog about removing TV from your life… :-)
There is a lot I want to do in life and the TV certainly is an addiction for me using that valuable commodity, time. I use a media center to bypass the commercials; still what I watch isn't all that important at all. I tend to be a bit binary so the gradual decrease in viewing may not work for me. I've been considering taking the cable box back to Comcast and canceling my Netflix subscription to devote time to a project I think can be fun and profitable but needs my time.
Dump the TV programming YES! I'll leave it on the wall for an occasional DVD rental.
Gota be careful of uTube wandering…
Confession: I’ll probably still watch Nova, The Simpsons and 30 Rock.
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Actually a great subject, and i think most of us do not get attention to the time wasted on T.V.
The suggested solutions are practical specially i have tried two or three of these, but my motive was not actually to remove t.v. from my life, i was just more focused and wanted to achieve more. So all of the sudden i found my self investing time better.
The most point i liked, and i didn't knew before, is point 4. Work on your goals, i will take it serious and try this starting from tomorrow to see where it gets.
Thanks for sharing
I'd love to remove TV or certainly reduce it
Ideally I would like to move away from traditional tv all together and only watch what I want rather than sitting down and watching any old tripe; wasting my life away with rubbish I wouldn't choose to watch other than 'because it's on'
Any suggestions on ways to do this?
I'd like to keep track of certain shows that I enjoy and also have a 4 year old so kids tv is essential
how do you keep up with what you want without a TV on constantly to tell you that what you want is coming on?
This is great advice. However, it seems that many people start to replace TV watching with mindless internet surfing, which is equally bad and time wasting. Perhaps we should cut back on that one too.:-)
Thanks for the article.
Don't you think that Internet is replacing the TV as a time waster? At least that's what I see happening around me. People just have to be online, checking e-mail, facebook, on their computer, on their phone, all the time. I'm guilty of some of those things.
So I guess I'm asking for the follow up to this article: how to survive without internet!
Since going to college I have lived without a TV, but I have not completely given up watching the shows I want to watch (I keep up with about four). I love using Hulu and network's websites where they offer the shows for free. I am able to watch the shows I want when I want to watch them. So it has become something I turn to when I have some major downtime and just want to relax for an hour or so. There is one show that both a friend and I love to watch (Chuck!) so this past year we watched some episodes together and hope to do that again this year. By limiting what I watch to just a few shows I feel like I am able to know what is going on in the TV world (I want to be a top producer, mostly for films but TV would be cool too) while not losing all of my time. Great post, you have some brilliant ways to leave TV behind. I really hope that a lot of people find the balance that fits their lifestyle.
Cable TV is the worst. A one hour show on Cable TV is really only about 40 minutes of TV and 20 minutes of commercials. It is crazy. What a waste of time and a person's life. Not only that, a person is paying the Cable company to watch commercials…WTF!
I so want to quit TV. But TV producers nowadays are more hell-bent to create terrific shows with things they have to compete against. Worse, we now have internet forums where fans can rave/rant/discuss their fave shows endlessly. I must say though that the way you laid down the steps made it seem easy. Thanks to your article I realized that the trick is to make the reasons compelling enough. On my part, I would love to focus on having time for my parents. I wonder how many find themselves catching up on their latest TV shows and yet don’t even bother to visit nor even pick up the phone to know what’s going on with their own family. There could be no greater reason to give up TV than to create wonderful and lasting memories with your loved ones.
P.S. To those who may have previous issues that make parent-bonding a tad more challenging, you may find this article helpful http://sn.im/z1eiv.
I so want to quit TV. But TV producers nowadays are more hell-bent to create terrific shows with things they have to compete against. Worse, we now have internet forums where fans can rave/rant/discuss their fave shows endlessly.
I must say though that the way you laid down the steps made it seem easy. Thanks to your article I realized that the trick is to make the reasons compelling enough. On my part, I would love to focus on having time for my parents. I wonder how many find themselves catching up on their latest TV shows and yet don’t even bother to visit nor even pick up the phone to know what’s going on with their own family. There could be no greater reason to give up TV than to create wonderful and lasting memories with your family.
P.S. To those who may have previous issues that make parent-bonding a tad more challenging, you may find this article helpful http://sn.im/z1eiv.
I so want to quit TV. But TV producers nowadays are more hell-bent to create terrific shows with things they have to compete against. Worse, we now have internet forums where fans can rave/rant/discuss their fave shows endlessly.
I must say though that the way you laid down the steps made it seem easy. Thanks to your article I realized that the trick is to make the reasons compelling enough. On my part, I would love to focus on having time for my parents. I wonder how many find themselves catching up on their latest TV shows and yet don’t even bother to visit nor even pick up the phone to know what’s going on with their own family. There could be no greater reason to give up TV than to create wonderful and lasting memories with your family.
I completely agree. There have been many studies done on the brain which indicate more brain wave activity taking place during sleep than while watching TV! I haven't owned one in about 5 years, but I've got to becareful that one of the "replacement activites" isn't watching videos on YouTube or wasting time by aimless web surfing. Trading one addiction for another?
I made a goal to read 50 pages a day last month – it has been going really well AND my TV time has been cut down – I think the biggest thing for me is turning off the TV and going into another room to read. Once the "boob tube" (as my grandmas calls it) is off, it is very easy not to turn it on
So true. My husband and I lived without TV for over a year, and then went back to the dark side, but we still think about getting rid of it again. We just try to be conscious about just turning the darn thing off! I find myself with a lot more time for myself and a real sense of peace when we do. Perhaps it's time to consider getting rid of it again… Thanks for the reminders! Great post!
what are you grateful for today?
I recently tried to take similar steps to quit watching TV and I just ended up surfing the internet instead. Surfing the internet is worse in my case since my PC is isolated away from my family. At least when I was watching TV I was closer to my family. I am going to make a second attempt but this time no PC either.
Replacement activities are vital especially with the internet lurking in the shadows waiting to take tv's place as your chosen mind number.
Great advice. I like particular shows on television. You shouldn't outsource t.v all at once. Just reduce how many hours you spend your time doing it. It's always good to have a favorite show. It's life, why not live it up.
Have kids that monopolize the TV :-)
I’ve increased my reading with eBooks and focus on my garden outside.
A big difference to me was not watching any TV live. By only watching recorded TV, I am able to cut out the commercials. That's a savings of 20min for every hour.
I've been thinking about doing this for way too long…you've helped inspire me!! Thank you. Now, I've got the plan, I just need to WORK the plan :)
Great post! I REALLY want to quit watching TV altogether. The hard part…..the hubby. He wants it on 24/7. I've tried reading while he watches, but I get caught up! I'd like to spend time with him after work, but not watching TV! We've cancelled the cable before for financial reasons, but you'd think he lost his best friend. :/ What to do when your partner doesn't see it your way?
This is excellent. We all need to eliminate the crap we're being fed by these media types. Not only is it a waste of time, but it keeps getting worse and worse in quality and people keep watching it because it only gets worse a little bit at a time. But it has progressed to a point where no learning or positive impact can come of any of it.
That said… if you ARE ready to vegitate and need some mindless entertainment, and don't have anything else you could or should be doing… it does serve a purpose…
Great article you guys. I think there is a lot to be said about letting go of television. My girlfriend has never had cable… so when we moved in together I was without cable too. It’s amazing how much time I used to waste watching things… most of the time just because it was something in the background when I doing work (although admittedly I tended to watch more then work).
I won’t say that we’ve cut T.V out completely though – there are some quality shows on T.V. right now. It’s very easy to limit yourself streaming the exact shows and episodes we want right off the net. Also there are tons of documentaries to watch… and if you’re learning something it’s not bad right?
You forgot one of the best replacement activities… READ! Exercise your mind; pull yourself out of where you are and put yourself into a world of your choosing; or read a non-fiction book and teach yourself something new about the world. Reading is good for you and it can be FREE if you use your local library!
I know someone who doesn't watch TV; she still has a widescreen set for watching DVDs but she keeps a purple blanket over the TV most of the time. It fits in very well with the decor of the living room, and is much better than having a big black vacuum sucking up the energy in the living space.
Oh yes, we are celebrating 2.5 years now of being TV free (and game console free) in our household. Can't tell you how liberating it is, and how much more time we now have to bond as a family (We have two young boys, 11 and 7).
The problem I have is I have a curious mind of a 5 year old! I love documentaries! I found them very insightful and helped me to understand many facets of lfe, different cultures and I used that knowledge to make my lectures more interesting. :-(
a curious mind can find all the info from documentaries in books and online. Plus many more facts and skills.
I don't watch television that often, but I do watch series, also new ones, and sometimes I watch documentaries or interesting programs online that were aired on tv. I don't always feel like meeting people, and working towards my goals and such sometimes just takes too much energy: watching stuff is relaxation time. Especially when I am a bit too tired to do anything else (even reading), real television watching is a good spending of the evening. Although not getting that tired would be better ;)
What do people without television, and without watching stuff that can also be found online, do when they have no sufficient energy left to do something 'real' after dinner?
Do you not think some TV has some value? I certainly know there are a few things on TV that contain quite a bit of value. I also know that sometimes it is nice to just sit and passively be entertained. I do see the point of minimizing TV in ones life but why do people always go to the extreme? Why is it always seen as such an amazing feat in human nature to not watch any TV? Why is it that when people don't watch TV they are seen to be above those who do?
Totally agree that TV can be so brain-deadening… and I am always amazed at how much time people spend watching life on TV instead of living life!
You mention that you don't watch as much TV but you still watch TV shows on DVD. Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?
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Cool. I don't watch TV because I watch everything online, like I'm sure some others here do as well. I feel like when I'm wasting time on internet it is slightly less of a time waste than watching TV, because I usually learn something from looking up exactly what I want.
really? who still watches tv? I prefer Youtube and other online video sites. However, i find that they're bigger time wasters because you almost have everything you want on demand. i'd rather remove video sites from my life and watch more tv. actually i would remove both. who am i kidding, you can't remove both; you gotta keep up with today or you're screwed. just do everything in moderation as the saying goes.
We got rid of our TV years ago….. there is nearly 100% nothing but pure crap and propaganda, and we certainly don't want to pay for it. Instead we gather up our kids and go to the public library, museums, and state parks. So much cools stuff to do and actually interact with each other :-) "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." ~ Groucho Marx
actually i'm thinking about this for somedays… but not sure whether want to remove it completely or not. Still got lots of information that i should learn from TV… Discovery channels, National Geo, History & even CSI (although its a series.) but then now i really spending most of my time on internet. once sit in front of it…. then continuously searching & downloading.. Nowadays life keep changing with new techs. planning to a have natural life… thanks for the tips…
I stopped watching tv since my tv damaged.I didn't replace it because I can do more things without tv.
i love this its a great idea.
i have a tv sitting in my room that has not been turned on for the past three mounts and before that it only got turned on to watch a dvd. since then i've just watched dvds on my laptop and on movie nights round at friends places. But there are still 4 tvs running as i type and only three other people in the house.
I like this idea so much i think that i will now get the tv out of my room.
Great tips. TV really is a life sucker, since I moved home I havent had a new cable installed deliberately to keep away from its evilness. Its such a passive way of learning / entertainment, much better to read a book, try a new hobby, do sports or something more productive.
I canceled my cable subscription a while ago and haven't looked back. My tv is only for watching movieS and I listen to radio, too.
I don't own a TV, but occasionally (regularly?) watch shows online. I found this was cutting into my quality time too much, but had a hard time making any progress to remedy the problem. Thankfully I had a friend who felt likewise. So I would like to add an additional tip: Try accountability. In our case, we both promised each other that we wouldn't watch any TV for a whole weekend (I know, that's not much). But you know what? We both did it. Knowing we would have to keep our commitment to each other or alse appear wimpy was the extra incentive we needed, and it worked.
When I moved, I couldn’t afford a television. It was always my intention to get one (specifically a 42″ flatscreen), but time went on and it just became less and less of a priority to me. If I really want to watch a movie or particular show (still gotta have my Shark Week), I’ll get together with my friends to watch it. It works out really well for everyone.
I have grown up without TV since i was about 6 (im 16 now). i still had a TV in the house for video games but did not have cable. growing up without TV has made me see deferences in people who watch TV regularly. some examples are that they are pulled in easier by advertising and do not realize when they are being advertised to. iv also notest that people who watch TV regularly have much smaller attention spans, drop interests quickly and are hard to have basic conversations with. im sure there are studies out there on the subject but these are my observations.
if your having trouble in rehab try finding a weekly internet podcast (or several). try shows on Revision3.com and audio podcasts. you can find podcasts on most subjects and if they are weekly you limit your time AND have something to look forward to each week.
I think the problem is more with content than the medium itself. The television is a wonderful technology/tool when used properly.
I got rid of my TV completely two years ago. Best move I ever made.
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you need to be a bit smart. why not tell him that you love spending time with him and want his attention 100% for say 30 mins a day. find a fun activity depending on your spouse and his interests. maybe he likes sport. you could go and play a bit of ball together. before you know it you have spent more than half an hour together having fun without tv. he will slowly realise that you dont need the tv on 24/7. he can regulate his watching by his own volition rather than being ‘forced or coerced’ to do so.
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#5 is a pretty good idea. I’ve done that before as well and it does work exceptionally because obviously you have no clue what shows are good and you can’t get sucked in. :-)
All in all, I don’t think TV in itself is that bad. We all need a way to relax and be entertained, some of us enjoy our shows. Six hours a night is overkill though!
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Easiest way to dump the habit is just around the corner: the end of the season. As soon as your shows are done for the “year”, ditch TV. You won’t miss a thing.
Easiest way to dump the habit is just around the corner: the end of the season. As soon as your shows are done for the “year”, ditch TV. You won’t miss a thing.
I don’t really watch prime time tv that much because there is a lot of crap on the air now a days. I watch my daily dose of sports center and the news every mourning. I also love my HBO shows Entourage, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
Just replace tv with the internet in my current situation. I just can’t stay off the internet though! *sigh*
Or, if you’re not an empty, soulless, I-can’t-do-anything-without-Googling-the-results zombie who needs numbered steps and a self-help program to do anything, sell your T.V.
It’s really damn hard to watch something you don’t own.
Or you could smash the crap out of it with a hammer, that’s always interesting. You get to see what’s inside, AND you get to smash the crap out of it! Makes a great story.
“Say, where’s your T.V. gone, Bill?”
“Oh, that old thing? Well, it was controlling my life because I have no personality outside of what the mass media tells me I should be, so I decided to take what I blindly believe to be control of my meaningless existence and go completely fucking apeshit on it.”
Also, Eric below me, use your shift key, it’s your friend.
Differences. not “deferences”. That red line under the word means it’s misspelled.
And stop advertising for your site. If you’re 16, you’ve never been to rehab.
How old are you really? Ten? Twelve?
I’m sixteen, and, well… Look at this fucking comment! It’s immaculate! Cynical, yes, but perfect nonetheless.
Johnacapuano. Shut up, yes you do. You needlessly name-dropped 3 prime-time HBO shows.
You are a brainless T.V.-addicted sheep like the rest of the world.
And Peter Holding, go back to your native language (which I’m sure you speak beautifully), English is clearly not your strong suit.
Read. Go to bed and wake up early. Have a conversation. Write in a journal, or write a book, or write a letter (yes, the postal service still delivers!). If your mind has become such mush from all that television watching that you can’t answer your own question creatively, then it is definitely time to throw away the boob tube!
what to say about me . I am serial addict but now i knew the six steps so i think this will help me.
Well, what do you know about that. I’m a serial addict too. “Can’t get enough of that Golden Crisp…”
I’m truly enjoying the design and layout of your blog. It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a developer to create your theme? Exceptional work!
“Some of the most well-done drama today is on TV”
Drama, maybe. Well-done, uh… not unless it’s Kim Kardashian’s “rump roast.” XD
A freak show is more like it. Dunces and dingbats and the Donald, oh my!
Point one doesn’t correlate at all with point two of your statement.
“Why the heck would anyone want to remove tv from their lives?”
Because there’d be more time for passive intellectual pursuits like, well… books. Things that contribute positively to society. Not reality junk or the real-reality violence and despair on the 6:00 news.
I haven’t watched TV in over a decade. I only know about these idiots because of the obligatory society page in the newspaper. I’m thinking of canceling my subscription to that too… if only I can convince my family to do both.
Hahahaha! :-D
You should read real books instead of e-books. That self-published crap makes most of what’s on TV look like classical Renaissance theater.
YouTube is crap. It’s full of fame-hungry morons who videotape their annoying cats, their obnoxious children, and even themselves doing the most idiotic things. A 24/7 always-accessible marathon of America’s Dumbest Viral Videos. Not that I ever condone pushing wildlife into extinction, but frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a “dam”… about the *bushy-haired* Bieber.
When my kids were small as a christian I only rented vids and we didn’t whatch tv. Now they’re all grown and none of the 3 watch tv. I haven’t for about 15yrs. watched tv. I don’t own 1 and am soo happy to not be wasting my life on commercials and those kinds of ”put me down” msg. I do pic and choose to watch stuff on my laptop instead , walk + talk to people on the ph. I’m 55yrs old. When i was small tv came in our house and i had a lot of night terrors cuz i watched everything! -i was addicted to tv all my life til I recieved Jesus and as i had kids wanted a better world for them, heh. My kids r very individual, independant and honest people.
really, thanks a lot. m 15 yrs old, 10th grade student and I had nothing to do xcept watchin’ my daily soap operas.you really influenced me and so the early readers whose comments are also a source of influence.really, thanks a lot. you saved my future before destruction!!!! thanks a lot.!
but one thing I would like to know, that I have my tv in my drawing room and whenever I pass by, and I look at the remote control it reminds me of my fav serials I used to watch..and then sumtym I think watchin’ a little bit wud not destroy me..I have reduced the duration of watching tv, but not totally stopped watching tv. any help, please..??
Simple. Buy DVDs. Buy Video Burner so you can arrange your legal best bits. Then watch these instead! I don’t miss TV at all. After 2 years not watching TV, I can’t handle TV anywhere! The NEWS is owned by VESTED interests. You are watching PROPAGANDA to force you (SUBLIMINALLY) to support wars, products, BAN OF INCANDESCENTS (and buy horrible CFL, Fluorescent and white-LED), LIES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE (again to sway you to buy products). Get rid of all that crap. Only watch physical DVDs of movies here and there. Or like I do. I run them in the background while doing other stuff. This way when you see your remote control, you can use it to watch quality stuff without commercials and PROPAGANDA. If you don’t believe in SUBLIMINAL SEDUCTION, read up about it. If you think it has been outlawed you are 100% wrong. It is used all daily, weekly, hourly, every minute, every second to force you AGAINST YOUR WILL to vote for SEEDY politicians, support in-humane wars, purchase products you do you need, think in ways contrary to your best interests. If you think that I am talking shit, then you had better wake up and do some research. Just stop watching for 1 year. Next time you see the NEWS. You will recognized the LIES. 9-11! War in Afghanistan! CLIMATE SCANDAL! INCANDESCENT BAN SCANDAL! 9-11 is a LIE to gain support for a war and to gain acceptance to give up freedoms in return for FALSE FLAG PROTECTION. CLIMATE AND INCANDESCENT SCANDAL is to make profits on products. PROPAGANDA is done to make you feel bad if you don’t follow on (eg: if don’t save energy feel bad, INCANDESCENTS are bad (totally false and opposite: CFL, Fluorescent and white-LED are bad for you). ITS LIES. WAKE UP. I hope this makes it VERY EASY TO STOP WATCHING TV. Test me on everything I just said. Everything I just told you is TRUE. But the PROPAGANDA in your SUBCONSCIOUS is fighting what I just said to you. Until you agree, you have been PROPAGANDIZED. It will take some time for the TRUTH to return. No shit. Not kidding. SO STOP WATCHING THE PROPAGANDA BOX. Cheers, Ron Lentjes.
What if you have hundreds of tv shows on your pc? :P
Don’t forget. “TV does not affect me”. Is TRUE. It doesn’t affect your CONSCIOUS. It gravely affects your SUBCONSCIOUS! Read up on SUBLIMINAL SEDUCTION and good ‘ol Hypnotism. It’s not just a “boob tube”. It is a mature highly affective MASS PERSUASION DEVICE forcing you to change your views in favor of their desires (support for wars, buy products, make you feel bad about not following, so on). Yes it is hard to turn off. Just a flicking light in a box causes one to become alpha-wave tranced! SO STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROPAGANDA BOX. Keep your SUBCONSCIOUS FREE from this EVIL PERSUADER. (All the crap that movies don’t affect you – of course it does – the best teacher ever – do as I do – do by example – crime on TV and coverage of in-humane wars tell your SUBCONSCIOUS that this kind of behavior is acceptable!). Cheers, Ron Lentjes.
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Television is waste of time, vision and life force energy.