It doesn't seem possible, but my month without TV is over! What happened to you, October? Blink of an eye....
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Ah, October, you went by so fast! |
I noticed two somewhat negative behavioral developments
during my month without TV:
- I spent much of the time I would have wasted watching shows on Netflix repeatedly checking my email, Facebook, and OKC accounts.
- I hardly got any knitting done and I put off folding laundry for almost a week, because these are tasks I typically do while watching entertainment.
Hmmm, there may have been some logic in combining my no Internet & no TV months after all... That said, there were some very positive behavioral
developments over October:
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Fact: TV has nothing on Mother Nature. |
- I did go on more walks.
- I got a lot of work done (knitting and laundry folding aside, that is).
- I read more.
- I went to bed at a regular hour (not necessarily the ideal hour, but early enough to get at least 7 hours of sleep).
- I got out more. There was a two-week stretch where I stayed in just one night.
This last development is worth discussing further. I live alone.
I’ve lived alone for almost half of my adult life. Clearly, I like living alone. But sometimes, I get lonely. It’s only natural. However, until this present bout of living
alone (which began ~2.5 years ago), I never had a television or high-speed Internet
service in my solo abodes. In fact, I
intentionally chose not to have a television, because I didn’t want to fall
into the antisocial habit of staying home alone watching TV. Nowadays, I also
work from home, so I spend even more time at home alone. I don’t need any more help staying in. I need to be encouraged to go out, or at
least to invite people over more. Breaking
my TV shackles this month has reminded me of this.
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This challenge might have been harder if my TV were bigger, and flatter. |
So don't be surprised if you see a Craigslist post for my TV in the near
future. And while I can’t get rid of my
fast-speed Internet connection (a work-at-home necessity!), I can reduce my streaming
entertainment options. Last night, I logged into
my Netflix account and put it on hold until 2012. Perhaps, come January, I’ll cancel it all
together. Until then, at least I can
save myself that $8 a month.
That's all for now, but I'll be posting later today on Operation Consumption Liberation's new monthly challenge: thou shalt not eat meat. Stock up on tofu...
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