Have you ever wondered how much time in your life you’ve spent watching television?
I came across a mention of this website on reddit a few weeks ago. You enter the name of a show, and it displays the amount of time it takes to watch all the episodes in the show. And they you can enter another show, and it keeps a running total. I stopped when I went over 30 days. And I did that without even really trying. Just some shows from the past few years I enjoyed watching. And I have definitely watched more shows than that.
A month without even trying…
I am actually afraid to keep going. How much time have I spent in my life watching TV? I don’t think I want to know. I am sure it is a significant percentage of my time here on Earth.
It’s interesting to think what I might have done if I used the hours and days and weeks and months I spent watching TV and instead applied it to some constructive or creative activity. I enjoy watching television, and I find it relaxing, especially after a long day of work. There are a lot of amazing shows on these days, like Breaking Bad
I don’t think so. I am going to try to cut my TV watching. First step, decide to cut shows that I used to like but don’t really watch anymore. Purge the DVR of middling detritus. Limit TV viewing to one hour a day, and possibly only watch while I am on the treadmill or exercising. And the big step, the one I have been thinking about for a while now, cutting cable.
It would be even scarier if I added up the time I spent reading terrible, terrible novels.
Grombulated 