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I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials and got my PhD
- safanycom 10y agoIs this a misplaced article from another century? That someone faxed in...
- glangdale 10y agoOne suspects that "giving up random pootling around on the Internet" would be a more modern equivalent for most people, despite TFA being from 2016.
- andrewchambers 10y agoOne thing I've found useful is just to stop and think about what I'm doing and why I'm doing it every hour or so. Much of the time the answer becomes "browsing the internet because I'm bored" and the conscious act of thinking about it allows corrective action to be taken. Even if I don't want to work, I can at least do something constructive like some chores instead of wasting time.
- jonmb 10y agoThat's a smart habit to have. Reminds me of: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl
- tacoman 10y agoI've been working on IPTV systems for 10+ years. As a result, I can't sit and watch TV because that's like working. Sometimes months will go by and I haven't watched a single 30 minute TV show. Unfortunately, my time is not as fungible as I'd like. The time I used to spend watching TV is instead filled with things not much more productive. I simply don't have the physical or mental energy after 8pm to do much more than read a book, the newspaper or random web sites.