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The typical American home has a television on for eight hours and 18 minutes each day
On June 12th 2009, all analog tv broadcasts in the USA stopped, causing millions of television sets to no longer receive or display tv shows unless the owners has bought converter boxes or signed up for cable tv service. Instead of paying for hundreds of channels where it seems like "there's nothing ever on," why not consider the option to just stop watching television?
Given the state of the economy, that money you'd spend can probably go towards something more useful to you, can't it?
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TV Ownership Poll
TV Watching Poll
"Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other. ~ Ann Landers"
The Unhealthiness of Television Viewing
- Unhappy people watch more TV: study
- An extensive new research study has found that unhappy people watch more TV while those consider themselves happy spend more time reading and socializing.
- TV in bedroom linked to unhealthy habits in teens
- Washington , Apr 8 (ANI): Teens who watch TV in their bedrooms are less likely to engage in healthy habits such as exercising, eating fruits or vegetables, and enjoying family meals, according to a new study.
- Too Much TV is an Unhealthy Habit
- If your daytime or evening routine revolves around watching television, the results of a new study may prompt you to rethink how you spend some of your leisure time.
- The bad habit of TV - What Are You Really Using the TV For?
- Do you know if you have the bad habit of TV which is watching way too many hours per week? Ever ask yourself, why am I turning this on? The answers might surprise you.
- Time spent watching TV continues growing
- Despite the ability to watch video on computers and cell phones, Americans are viewing more television than ever.
The Average Home Has More TVs Than People
In 2006, it was determined that the average American home contained more televisions than residents with just over 50% of homes containing more than 3 tv sets for less than 3 people. By 2007 that percentage had grown to be 66% of all households.
Bye-bye Analog...
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books about living tv-free
365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child: Plus 50 All-New Bonus Activities
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Living Outside the Box: TV-Free Families Share Their Secrets
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501 Tv-free Party Games For Kids (501 TV-Free Kids)
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The Big Turnoff: Confessions of a TV-Addicted Mom Trying to Raise a TV-Free Kid
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"Television has changed a child from an irresistible force to an immovable object. ~ Author Unknown"
Spread the TV-Free Message
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Freedom From TV Links
- Kill Your Television TurnOffYourTV.com
- "You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on." -- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer and Pixar, in Macworld Magazine, February 2004
- Mental Detox Week
- The idea is simple: take your TV, your DVD player, your video iPod, your XBOX 360, your laptop, your PSP, and say goodbye to them all for seven days. Simple, but not at all easy. Like millions of others before you, you'll be shocked at just how difficult - yet also how life-changing - a week spent unplugged can really be.
- Ten Reasons To Turn Off Your TV - Stepcase Lifehack
- Watching television could hardly be described as a productive activity. I'd like to see something flip that in an article about TV Productivity, but until then it may be better turned off. Here are Ten reasons:
- Say No To TV - The Idiot Box - Benefits Of Not Having Television
- What would you do if your boss gave you 4 1/2 hours a day off work each day - Same pay. What would you do with all your free time? Stop the TV and you get this for free.
- Giving Up TV
- It's been over a year since I wrote about reducing TV viewing, and since then several readers have told me about their experiences giving up television completely. Some claimed not to have watched any TV in years. Reported benefits included better mental clarity, (desired) weight loss, exploring new hobbies, better relationships, more energy, higher productivity, greater emotional stability, and even better sex. A few people told me it was one of the best lifestyle changes they've ever made for themselves and their families.
Can You Live TV-Free?
How much does television play a role in your life? Can you reduce the number of hours you watch tv? Could you eliminate it entirely?
Do you think you could give up watching television?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYeah, I could live without TV
hlkljgk says:
My husband and I moved in the last year; cable was never turned off. So after 8 years of no cable (we have a dvd player for movies) we were watching again. However, I am happy to say we're canceling cable as soon as the election is over.
Posted October 22, 2008
Tiddledeewinks says:
I don't watch tv as there's nothing any good on nowadays, but I do have a tv for watching wholesome videos like "Little House on the Prairie".
Posted August 21, 2008
Euryale says:
The internet has really replaced the tv as my source of news and media. And since I don't seem to watch television shows anymore, I'm going to go tv-free come February.
Posted July 18, 2008
No way, I've got to have TV
poutine says:
No, I don't think I can give up watching TV.
I don't watch much, mostly news and educational
programs and politics.
Posted November 20, 2008
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