One of the things I did while I was out of work for 6 months was cut off my cable. I had a newborn son I was caring for and not having the TV was hardly missed. I read a lot and thanks to Cassandra I read “Infite Jest” for 6 weeks of my unemployment. Somedays I found myself reading up to 8 hours. The book is a MONSTER of a book and I literally CHALLENGE anyone to read it. I don’t know how long it would have taken me to to read it had I been actually working.
Once a sucker…er I mean employer hired me, I called FIOS and went to Best Buy to set up my first HDtv. Within a 72 hours of signing on for my job I had television. Since that time, I now notice I read less. I have to challenge myself to shut off the TV and play with babysquishy without the TV on in the background.
Another thing I noticed is between the family we watch maybe 12 channels, max.
So my question(s) is this:
How much TV do you watch in a week?
How long could you go without watching TV?