It's strange, but technology that could really serve to educate and broaden people's horizons is today a sign of narrow-mindedness and laziness. Box freedom is turning into a fashion trend that many people are completely mindlessly trying to imitate. Let's look at what we really don't like about modern television and whether we need to say goodbye to it radically.
In the era of the emergence and first steps of television, it seemed to many that this technology was the final chord in the development of culture. Experts had no doubt about the imminent death of books, theater and cinema, and enthusiastic spectators sat in rows in front of television screens, the size of which was no larger than a saucer. Much time has passed since then, televisions have acquired huge color screens, surround sound and the same image, but the planned death of all arts still does not happen.
Moreover, lately watching TV has become a sign of bad taste. Today you won’t surprise anyone with the statement “I don’t watch TV.” Refusal to watch television even becomes a sign of a certain sublimity, a sign of culture and the presence of intelligence. What's going on?
TV eats up your time
At first, viewers watched the programs when they had free time. Then they came up with TV series and viewers began to live when they had free time from TV.
Different studies give us different statistics, but they are all equally terrible. A modern city dweller spends several hours a day watching television, which makes up most of his free time. That is, the life of a modern person mainly consists of three processes - work, sleep and TV. Great, right?
Imagine spending 2-3 hours in the gym every day. Communicating with family. For an interesting book or writing a novel. To develop your own perpetual motion machine. Now forget it. You'll never do any of this if you're a TV junkie.
By the way, don’t you think that each new episode of your favorite TV series acts on you like a dose on a drug addict: it soothes the burning sensation for an hour, and then you are already craving a new dose?
Take up a hobby
Hobbies always help. Moreover, they can be changed and alternated with each other. My hobbies are constantly changing. I like to do different things. Just a year ago I was into Junk Journal, but now I’m interested in concrete products. For example, I make tabletop fireplaces. It turns out beautiful.
Choose an activity that brings you pleasure and hone the skill - develop in it. Perhaps there is a creator inside of you who needs help to wake up. And the TV takes away his energy.
TV makes you worse
Modern producers have well grasped the idea that people are most attracted to sex, fear and greed, and they take full advantage of these lures.
Blood is gushing from the screens, voluptuous moans have to be muted, and millions of poor people are going to watch the draw of wealth.
Yes, there are still a couple of good programs left on some channels, but they don’t do weather on TV and it’s only a matter of time before they close. Most television content does not bring any positivity into your life, but only awakens low feelings. Do you need it?
6. Work
This is advice on the sly. You wanted to watch TV to relax, but here I am urging you to work. Of course, you can abandon this idea and choose a more enjoyable activity. Everyone is their own boss.
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I sometimes prefer to work more than usual. Sometimes you just want to, because the project is interesting. And sometimes it is necessary either for me or for those who expect results from me. But this is always optional. I choose whether to work more or not.
Look at your projects and evaluate whether you have time to get everything done. Is there a need to do more on some projects than others? If there is a reason to work overtime and you will get an additional bonus for it, then why not? Take action.
Information overdose
We have already written recently about the benefits of an information diet. Television doesn't just make you an information glutton, it cripples you. Remember how yesterday you sat in front of the TV and watched a movie, then a show. Advertising. News.
Every commercial break, every newscast consists of separate short stories, separate stories that have been poured and mixed in your head. Over the course of an evening, you receive so much completely useless information that there is no room left for useful information.
Do you really need a TV?
The biggest blow to the popularity of television came from the Internet. In just a decade, television has lost its title as the main source of news. Many people have realized that many more different publications have appeared on the world wide web, covering the same events from different angles. While the news channels, as one, began to broadcast what was beneficial to the current government.
The spread of high-speed Internet has also challenged the right of television to be called the main family entertainment. Everything that the viewer can see on television is completely freely available on the Internet. Movies, TV series, programs, talk shows and much more can be downloaded or watched online. Moreover, whenever, and not at the whim of television people, forcing people to wait for a certain time to enjoy watching their favorite program.
But being tied to time is far from the only drawback of the TV. Intrusive advertising has become the real scourge of television. The viewer is forced to constantly be distracted and, instead of an interesting movie, look at an endless series of advertising blocks every ten minutes. On the Internet, the user is freed from such a need.
Another advantage of the Internet over TV is its mobility. It is available on smartphones, which literally everyone has today. The younger generation has especially distinguished itself - modern young people do not part with gadgets even for a second. And they won’t exchange their phone even for a full-fledged computer. It’s not worth mentioning about a regular TV.
Tablets, pads, beer, bank, beer, soda, pads, beer, tablets, cars, coffee, soda, supermarket, pads, beer, Nokia, tablets... and again in a circle.
Aren't you tired?
Yes, I know, advertising allows you to film programs and show them to TV viewers for free. But what is happening now on the screen is beyond this explanation. On some channels, up to 50% of every hour of broadcasting is advertising. Watching an hour and a half movie turns into an entire evening's activity, and the star show lasts until the stars appear in the sky. Is it too much to pay for the right to watch dubious programs?
2. Cook
Cooking is always interesting. It's like creativity. There are probably no people who don’t like to cook. It’s just that some people don’t know about it yet because they haven’t tried to understand the issue. Cooking is as varied as painting.
I am ridiculously banal in this regard. There are two types of cooking: for now and for later.
For now , this is when I want to quickly make something tasty so that everyone can eat now and enjoy it.
For later
- This is the preparation of semi-finished products and freezing. It happens that no one wants to cook, but they want to eat. At such a moment, you can go into the freezer and take out what you want and whip up a good lunch in 10 minutes.
We always have frozen cutlets, dumplings, dumplings and other things in the freezer. All of our own production. Convenient and not harmful. We made it ourselves and we know what it’s made of. It's better than buying frozen food at the store and guessing what it's made of.
In general, when you are thinking about how to avoid watching TV, try to cook something to please everyone or stock up for later.
TV makes you unhappy
Oh, these series! For housewives - soapy, for fashionistas - glamorous, for intellectuals - Dr. House and Explosion. You begin to follow other people's lives with curiosity, then it captivates you, then it becomes a part of you. Other people's quarrels and truces, weddings and divorces, other people's thoughts and other people's feelings. And now the television heroine becomes closer to the person sleeping next to her on the pillow. I think that if we spent as much time on our loved ones as on moving pictures, there would be an order of magnitude fewer divorces.
Take care of yourself
Every time I come to visit my mother, she tells me to cut my hair and shave. This is already a habit for her. But sometimes she turns out to be right. If you look in the mirror, you can see that there is something to work on.
Especially after 30 years. During this period, there is a need to monitor the health of facial skin, for example.
Instead of watching TV, you can tidy up your face, head, fingernails and toenails. After that, pay attention to your clothes. Put shoes and outerwear in order. Sort through socks and underwear. Fold T-shirts, shirts and sweatshirts. Clean up your closet and bedside tables so that in the future everything will be in its place. In general, give yourself an hour of neatness.
TV makes you poorer
The disadvantage of TV is not even that advertising forces us to buy things we don’t need. A much bigger problem is that you, completely unwittingly, on a subconscious level, are imbued with the spirit of consumerism in the most unsightly sense of the word.
Blindly chasing after other people's values makes our wallets empty, but does not bring happiness.
TV inspires us that a person’s level completely coincides with the price of the watch on his wrist, and the most correct dream in life is the latest model of a fashionable car.
Get organized
There is always something to improve. If you are at home when you read this article, look up from the screen for 5 seconds and assess the situation. Most likely you will find objects and things that are out of place. Individually, this may seem harmless, but if you look into each room to assess the clutter, you will likely realize that something needs to be done.
Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe you have perfect order because you just recently cleaned the whole house. But in most cases, we have things to do in order in the house.
And the habit of keeping your home clean cannot be superfluous.
So instead of watching TV, clean up your house. You will say “Thank you” to yourself for this.
How the love for television began
I work in the media, so it is generally accepted that watching TV is rather my professional duty, but this is just an excuse. I became addicted to the world of television programs since childhood, when I watched with great interest bright Disney fairy tales on the channel that showed them all day long from early morning. I also liked the scientific and educational programs that I fell asleep to in middle school. And as a high school student, I began to watch news channels with interest, which was the choice of my profession.
Computer neck
A hunched back makes you look old, but good posture allows you to stay healthy for a long time and look younger. According to cosmetologist Elena Romanenko, when we work at the computer all day or lean over the phone screen, weak upper back muscles make it difficult to sit up straight all the time. Moreover, the straighter the posture, the better the oval of the face, the fewer problems with a double chin and facial wrinkles.
This condition is called “computer neck”. As a result, the head unnaturally pulls forward and becomes too heavy, a stoop appears and withers form at the base of the neck (or “widow’s hump”). This area begins to become stiff and painful. Such changes are also typical for those who, slouched, read books, draw or cross-stitch. In particular, due to the incorrect position of the neck, rings of Venus are formed - deep skin creases that get worse over time.
“As you tilt your head, the load on the cervical spine increases several times. The upper neck and the seventh cervical vertebra are especially affected,” explains Elena Romanenko.
The expert notes that over time, this phenomenon can cause compression of the vertebrae and nerve endings, spasm of blood vessels and lymph nodes. General fatigue and headache appear, and attention decreases. In this case, the body chooses the most comfortable position and takes the shape of a banana, which does not look very aesthetically pleasing.
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9. Read
Reading is a much more useful activity than watching TV.
How reading books helps a person:
- Increases vocabulary;
- relieves stress;
- adds creativity;
- improves sleep;
- develops concentration.
It also protects against Alzheimer’s disease and protects against old age, because it forces the brain to constantly work, build images and logical chains.
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They say that there are people who don't like to read. This is a very vague statement for me. I believe that these people were simply unlucky with books. And if they don't like reading books of one genre, they need to try another, and then another.
Personally, I can’t imagine my life without books. I read several different books at the same time and always enjoy it.
It is difficult for a person who is accustomed to television to replace it with a book. To watch TV you don’t need to do anything - turn it on and watch. And the pleasure of a book must be earned: strain your eyes to read, build plot lines, keep names and images in your head. It's complicated. But once you get hooked, it will be impossible to tear you away from the book.
I decided to give up TV for a week.
And TV has become a habit, becoming an integral part in all areas of our lives. Every time I found myself at home, I woke up in the morning to the sound of news, cooked breakfast, and the TV was broadcasting music. And the evening passed in the power of television programs, no matter what I did - I had dinner, cleaned the apartment, and even fell asleep to the flickering of the screen. Well, the work was not complete without watching videos on the monitor screen, various clips and news on social networks about the gadget. And even in the gym, I pedaled my bicycle, staring at the TV attached to the wall. Therefore, having realized all this, I decided to give up watching TV and everything I could “stare” at for a week.
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7. Plan
Planning helps to put things in order in your head and build a strategy for the future. A plan is never superfluous. For example, plan a project, vacation, or upcoming weekend to make it more productive and less spontaneous.
With a plan is always better than without a plan.
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Every evening I plan the next day, and every morning I adjust the plan. Of course, there are exceptions when I just don't want to plan anything. Then I don't plan to. But most often I plan, because this way life becomes more eventful with the events that I need.
If you haven't been much of a planner yet, try this instead of watching TV. Start planning and see the results. It will be expensive if this becomes your habit.
