Your TV habit in the evenings can be still be enjoyed. If it de-stresses you after a long work day, reward yourself! :) But, as in most things in life, do this in moderation and know when to stop. I set an alarm at 10 / 11pm to finish up on my show so I can wind down mentally. Its important for me to unplug from all gadgets and do my daily self reflection in order to get restful sleep and reset myself for the next day.
Try to think of life before TVs were invented! Can’t imagine it right?! Well neither can I! But do something that will make you happy but won’t remind you of tv 📺! Read a book, go for a walk, or heck even take a nap!
There are plenty of options. Personaly i like to read, so buing a bok is one alternative. Another is to invite a friend or go visit someone.
Do something creative, productive, or adventurous. If you do something creative, make it something that you don’t look at a screen for. If you do something productive, make sure you stay on-task. If you do something adventurous, make it an outdoorsy thing, or go for a quick drive/bike ride.
Hi fabulous user! From my perspective you don’t necessarily have to replace it, it depends what is the relationship you have with it. Do you have a healthy relationship with it? Are you watching TV to learn new stuff and spend quality time or are you using TV to narcotic yourself and escape from reality / avoid boredom? In the second case, your time will be better used to reflect on yourself, maybe meaning of life in general. The idea of replacing is inappropriate, you don’t want to replace TV by something else to fill a void, you want to find what is deeply important to you, what you need, and take the time to do it. Do something that will truly make you bloom instead of being swallow by the brain washing of TV and commercial. It could be doing sport for your health, going outside, movies, meeting friends, reading a book, watching TV if it’s what you truly want, it’s not all hard with TV some channel are great. What matter is the intention you have toward the activity you do, less the activity itself. Wish you all the best fabulous user! Take good care and I hope it helps
I had a very big tv and social media addiction before that came from boredom and then became habbit. To break it I limited my TV time to one episode a day of whatever show I want that day so I do Game of Thrones on Monday, American Gods on Tuesday, etc etc. Whenever the episode is over I’ll either listen to a meditation on Headspace of finish a challenge on this app. Its really helpful to have something specific to do at first and, once you’ve gotten used to it, watching more than an episode feels like a chore more than entertainment. Hope this helps!
Take time to think about what you gain from watching TV. Is it getting work off your mind, quiet time, or just mindless entertainment? Once you figure out what you think you gain from watching TV you can replace it with something that is more constructive but accomplishing the same goal, mediations reading, board games for family time. Or even planning a menu. It could even be something that brings out your creative side like a hobby, painting etc. Any small change is but than no change.
Think of tomorrow and what could you do now to make tomorrow better. It may be to just relax and mediate or layout a plan of engagement to take your mind of too many choices. Each moment is a gift - time serves you.
Read a book or magazine. Perhaps take up a hobby, do something creative, journal, plan for the next day, focus on what you’re grateful for, phone a friend (not text, but actually phone and connect), tidy up your immediate area, make your lunch for the next day. Spend time with your loved ones. Listen to some music. Just be
Arrange more meetups with your friends at night and you’ll start to think of your TV as a waste of your room space. Then simply through it away. Get more interesting news from your friends, and less from the screen.
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