This week is coming close to the end and I am thankful it is ending. I am glad that Ashley assigned me this green task of not watching TV since it not only has saved some energy, but it is also pushing me to reexamine the time I spend in front of the television and computer. I enjoy television, but I think that the biggest thing I could learn from this week’s experience is that I need to become more efficient at watching TV and my computer time. I need to make more time for doing productive things NOT involving a monitor.
So, tonight I am going to miss the season premier of Chuck and it sort of ticks me off. On the other hand, I do have it recording on the DVR and will be able to watch it in about 3/4th of the time. I talked to Ashley about possibly setting up ‘no TV nights’ and we have not set anything up yet, but will likely try and do this.
I think I need to also set aside time away from my computer. This blog, my job, Facebook, Reddit and Twitter all take a good chunk of time. I know that I am not going to quit any of these things, but I think I can probably make my time with these things more efficient.
How many of you spend much of your time with your TV/computer off? Tell me your stories about how you best manage all of the information chaos in your life.
A few months ago I deleted my twitter account and all of the facebook war games that I played. I realized that I would spend 2 to 3 hours on the computer because of them. Now I can check everything that I need to online in less than 30 minutes.
For Christmas I got an itouch, and for me it is a productive “screen” to have in my life. I don’t need to be at a computer or even at home to use it. It only takes one minute to check what chores need to be done, what errands need to be run, how much water I need to drink today, and how many calories I have eaten and burned (trying to loose weight).
I love love love my dvr. I can’t always watch the shows that I want to see due to timing (kids, etc). I can’t stand commercials either. It’s nice to watch a show when I am ready to, pause it, skip commercials, and even stop it and start watching in again later. It’s also helpful if you don’t want your kids on it all of the time, but they don’t want to miss their favorite show. They can have a set tv time.
Oh, one thing that I love about going to visit my grandma is that the tv stations there are awful (the bare minimal stations). The tv is rarely on. Also she does not have internet access. So I get a lot of reading done, and I get quality time with my family.