5 Simple Tips and Tricks To Watch Less Television

TV. Like it or loathe it, we almost all watch it. Lots

Often we watch too much television. Consciously or just as background noise and flicker.

There’s a reasonable chance that if I came up to you and asked you to tell me about the program you have just seen, you would be able to give me at least an outline of it. But what about the programs you watched yesterday? Or last week? Wait a second… Your recall probably isn’t as good.

So is there anything you can do that will help you to watch less television?

Here are 5 simple tips and tricks to help you cut down the amount of television you watch.

1. Press the off switch

Eek! Turn the television off? In some households, the thing stays on 24 hours a day. But if you’re on your own and you’re not really watching the TV, it’s just “on”, then pluck up the courage to hit the off switch.

2. Diarize with yourself to watch the important shows

Chances are that there are some shows you really “must” watch. Maybe it’s Kiefer Sutherland saving the world (again) in 24. Or possibly there’s no way you want to miss the next instalment on how those desperate housewives are coping. Whatever your choices, that’s good. Keep watching those. We’re talking about cutting out all the other shows that you just watch because the broadcasters broadcast them.

3. Switch off the news

Another big issue for a lot of people. But if anything really happens, you’ll find out soon enough. Most of the time, watching the news rotate on television is just an excuse for feeling sorry for strangers you’ve never met. Cut that negativity out of your life and gain back the extra hours every week.

4. Get a television hard disk recorder

Set the timer record for those “must watch” programs. And series link them. Then watch them, but with your finger poised to fast forward through all the trailers and commercial breaks. This will cut your viewing time down dramatically, probably around a quarter to a third. Which at least means you get more time to watch even more shows if you fail in your quest to watch less TV!

5. Hypnotize yourself to watch less TV

Yes. This is easy to do and it works. Simply listen to a special hypnosis track to help you watch less television and you’ll quickly find your mind coming up with other things to do than sit and watch tv.

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