Comments on: Throw Away Your TV

By: Ibrahim

Ibrahim — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:56:26 +0000

Or more simply, only use the TV when you actually want to, not every time you sit at your couch. There are plenty of entertaining and educational programs, but you don’t need to watch just because you have nothing else to do, right?

By: Ibrahim

Ibrahim — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:54:25 +0000

I agree with you, Brent. But for most, the fact is that the TV is the center of home life (aside from the dinner table), and some of us don’t have the discipline…

I have a tv in my entertainment room, and nowhere else. It works for me.

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:32:45 +0000

I hope more people try getting rid of the TV! For me, most of the shows I watch are online anyway, and for the ones that aren’t, they are not worth the time that I waste away in front of a TV. I haven’t had a TV in my room in a long time, and I have seen many benefits.

Firstly, I got back into my long time habit of reading. I’ve read a lot more since getting rid of it, and this is a good thing. Secondly, the TV generally puts me in a nasty mood. Listening to bad news on TV just depresses people, and there are many more happy things that you can do with your time.

Also, I agree on the room design bit. The TV has always been the centerpiece for a dorm room, but without one, you are more free to design your room to suit your needs and with more creativity.

Finally, TVs are just plain distracting. Since I stopped watching TV, I put music on in the background instead, and this has lead to clearer thinking and less distractions.

By: Jeff Huber

Jeff Huber — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:44:35 +0000

Having a TV for gaming can be valuable for making new friends and deepening relationships with current friends. Most TVs can even be used external monitors for your computers.

Don’t throw it away, just get rid of cable.
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By: Nizzle

Nizzle — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:33:29 +0000

..or sell it!

Anyway, awesome post. I’ve been telling people this for a while now, I hope you convince some people that TV is making them stupid.
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By: Stephanie PTY

Stephanie PTY — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:26:24 +0000

I weaned myself off of television when my family had to cancel satellite a few years ago for financial reasons. Now, instead of “watching TV,” and channel surfing, we watch very specific shows, and only a few of them. It’s important to me, as a film buff, to get in some screen time now and then, but there’s really no benefit to just having the TV on all the time. I find it much better to be super-specific about what I watch.
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By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Rather than get rid of your TV, I suggest just not making it the focus of your room. Move it to a corner or off to the side, and don’t angle all your furniture towards it either. That way you still have it around if you want to bring a girl over for a movie or relax after an exam, but you’ll find yourself and others spending much more time with it in the background.