After being ill for a few days and constantly watching TV, I came to the realization that TV was a waste of time. After talking to a friend and saying I had stopped watching it, he surprisingly told me he wished that he could stop watching TV as well.  I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said. He wanted to quit, but couldn’t. So I thought about how I had done it.

I was watching show after show, and it became apparent that there was no real story line to any of them, just useless mumbo jumbo to fill time and attract viewers. After a month of reading and socializing instead of watching TV, I cancelled my cable subscription. I am a member of a movie club, and get movies a couple times a week. My girlfriend and I happily watch these, as it is a calm time when we can relax but that’s it. No TV at any time.

I have found that it gives me and my girlfriend a lot more time to talk to each other and has greatly strengthened our relationship. I really had no idea how much of my time was monopolized by the TV.

I went on holiday for a week with her last week. We were staying in a small hotel and one night I flicked on the TV just out of general interest to see what it was like. What we saw we were repulsed by, just absolute rubbish that for some reason people seem to be addicted to watching.

So in conclusion if you want a more action packed life with time to do the things you never did before then try and quit watching TV. You’ll save yourself time, as well as money.