“Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.”
-Hans Margolius
Fact of the Day:
"I want you to watch TV with acute awareness, mindfulness, and precision. 1) Watch any TV show for 15 minutes without turning on the sound. 2) Watch any news program for 15 minutes without turning on the sound. 3) Watch television set for one half-hour with out turning it on." So begins this thought-provoking essay that sharply urges a change in the way we as individuals and as a society, watch TV. [ more ]
Be The Change:
Try and bring more mindfulness to your own TV watching.
Some more thoughts:
I actually am attempting this year to do EVERYTHING I do, centering on my purposes.
These purposes tell me what my goals are and from my goals, I have strategies as to how to reach my goals in a S.M.A.R.T. way.
My purposes are derived from my values and those values come from the Wheel of Life concept.
With this said, time management is less a function of what I do and more a function of all the things I believe and value.
Thus:
Values-> Purposes-> Strategies-> Goals
My values include:
-Health
-Wealth
-Family & Friends
-Playtime and Hobbies
-Relationships
-Career
-Personal Space
-Spirituality & Contribution
TV is under Playtime and hobbies. So, it is ONLY one eighth of my value set and I don’t want to use the entire allotted time on just that as my singular hobby. So, that means out of a day that goes from 6am until about 1am, I have ONLY this much time for it in an average week:
16.625 hours for it every week. Now, this sounds like a lot of time until you find that an average Joe in the US spends 4 hours in front of the TV. Which means:
TV TIME (Average US guy)
Day – 4 hours
Week – 28 hours
Month – 120 hours
Year – 1460 hours
10 years – 14,600 hours
85 year lifetime – 124,100 hours of TV!!!!!!!
Maybe this year, we should resolve to turn the TV off more or at least watch it on purpose when we do watch it…
Just some thoughts. Be sure to read the article referenced above. It is really interesting.
Have a great day!
dh
Dustin Hedrick
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