Who Deserves My Time?
In 2003, my wife and I made a pact not to watch broadcast television ever again. We've been about 98% faithful to that conviction, minus a few vacations, where we stayed in a hotel and a few family visits where the television is always on. Recently, we were duped into watching broadcast TV seasons via Netflix®, and since decent movies are often few and far between, we caved.
The truth, nonetheless, is that we can still remember back to the first 5 or 6 years of our marriage, when we were consumed by the television, as every afternoon when we arrived home from work, we turned it on. We had scheduled our afternoons and our evenings to ingest the shows we tagged as "CAN NOT MISS" moments in our day. Now, when I look back at it, it's painfully embarrassing to think about our addiction to that drug.
But, what I wrote above is usually cast aside by most believers. We classify such talk as "zealot" talk or "obsessive" behavior. We make ourselves feel better about our addiction to television by mocking anyone who questions our affair with that one little piece of electronic gear that we are convinced is "necessary" to our week. What would it take for us to give up the hours we spend in front of the tube? Americans spend an average of almost 40 hours in front of the TV every week.
Maybe this will change your perspective:
[vimeo vimeo.com/10857606]
Well? Any takers on a complete ban of television? What if I "triple-dog dare you?" :)
The truth, nonetheless, is that we can still remember back to the first 5 or 6 years of our marriage, when we were consumed by the television, as every afternoon when we arrived home from work, we turned it on. We had scheduled our afternoons and our evenings to ingest the shows we tagged as "CAN NOT MISS" moments in our day. Now, when I look back at it, it's painfully embarrassing to think about our addiction to that drug.
But, what I wrote above is usually cast aside by most believers. We classify such talk as "zealot" talk or "obsessive" behavior. We make ourselves feel better about our addiction to television by mocking anyone who questions our affair with that one little piece of electronic gear that we are convinced is "necessary" to our week. What would it take for us to give up the hours we spend in front of the tube? Americans spend an average of almost 40 hours in front of the TV every week.
Maybe this will change your perspective:
[vimeo vimeo.com/10857606]
Well? Any takers on a complete ban of television? What if I "triple-dog dare you?" :)
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