Saturday, November 25, 2006

Jehovah to the rescue!

"Some say they are'TV addicts.' Of course, you cannot become addicted to TV in the same way that a person becomes addicted to narcotics, though there are similarities. Addicts devote much time to the drug they use. Though they want to reduce that time or quit the habit, they can't They sacrifice important social and family activities to use drugs, and they suffer withdrawal symptoms when they abstain. All these symptoms can occur in people who watch a lot of television." (From the October 2006 issue of Awake!, the slightly less churchy Jehovah's Witness rag).
Later on in the same issue, they suggest a 4 step plan (only 4 steps!) to taking control of this addiction. Step one is to find out what and how much you watch by maintaining a TV watching log. I decided to try it:
Friday 11/24/06
"Red River": for about 5 minutes around 3:30 PM
Beverly Hills 90210: 5:45 PM to 5:54 PM
Beverly Hills 90210: 6:10 to 7 PM
Fresh Prince of Bel Air: 7:59 PM to 7:59 PM
Comcast On Demand 8:30 PM to 8:36 PM
"Beaches" 8:36 PM to 8:45 PM
"Casino Royale" 8:48 PM to 8:54 PM
Flipping 10:24 PM to 10:27 PM
"Sin City": 10:27 PM to 10:31 PM
San Antonio vs. Dallas on ESPN: 10:31 PM to 10:40 PM
New Jersey vs.Phoenix on ESPN: 11:04 PM to 11:05 PM
South Park: 11:05 PM to 11:16 PM
"Sin City": 11:16 PM to 11:25 PM
South Park: 11;25 PM to 11;39 PM
Flipping 1:08 AM to 1:13 PM
VH1 Classic doc on Beatles breakup: 1:13 AM to 1:19 AM
"Silent Night" on Hallmark channel: 1:19 AM to 1:27 AM
Video Gospel: 1:27 AM to 1:29 AM
Total Viewing time 2 hours 41 minutes

2 Comments:

At 12:28 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Media addiction has finally found in you its own Jim Carroll... or Timothy Leary. You can take your pick but my vote is for the sultan of smack.

 
At 10:38 PM, Blogger Robert Lamb said...

I love Awake! magazine. They have some really informative and practical articles.

 

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