Filling the Void

[Casino]

ok so im trying to decrease my internet and tv time.

so what do you all do to fill the void brainless distractions like TV and Internet

 

[Damian]

GO READ A BOOK....

No seriously...reading sucks up a lot of time, and it may even be more productive. And heck, you can even use it as a pickup tool.

GO OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS

And, by OUT, i mean anywhere outside. Go arrange a football game or something. Maybe just walk around the city and chill. Go for coffee.

DO ANYTHING

Life is out there, just do it.

-Damian

 

[Casino]

yah most definitely i've been reading some real estate books.

i've cut out video games completely..but it's just weird not turning the TV on..especially when you are by yourself.

 

[organizedconfusion]

(if the weather permits)
take "mini-vacations" where you drive to neighboring cities
just to hang out.

 

[BrotherAP]

Originally posted by Casino
ok so im trying to decrease my internet and tv time.

so what do you all do to fill the void brainless distractions like TV and Internet

Congratulations! You now have more free time than you know what to do with.

First things first. Sit back, take a deep breath, and relax.

TV is not good for you. You can't even figure out what to do when you're not watching it!

I found that it took many hobbies to replace TV. It's up to you to find some hobbies. In any case, I replaced my TV by finding hobbies so that I don't have any free time afterall. I keep myself busy as a way of deciding what I do with my own free time. Before, with TV, my schedule may have looked like this:

8-5 school/work/errands
5-6 after-work duties/TV if none
6-7 Dinner (while watching TV)
7-12 TV/internet (at the same time!)

That was the base schedule, unless something interrupted it - and friends often did. I just defaulted towards watching TV or getting on the internet unless I had something better to do.

To replace the downtime, I adopted a few time consuming hobbies and set goals for progress in those hobbies, then I set time aside for them. I know spend about an hour a day playing my guitar - sometimes more, sometimes not at all. I also work on programming at least three times a week, workout at the gym almost every other day, make sure to eat healthy, and at the same time mantain a healthy social life by inviting people out to dinner, lunch, drinks, etc. almost every night of the week. Combine this with work and school, and now I couldn't watch TV if I wanted to. I'd have to give something else up.

Just find something that you enjoy, and make sure you keep your attention by setting a goal related to it. In other words, don't just play the guitar. Make a goal to master the guitar. But also be realistic, and know that you wont master it right away, so set smaller goals as well - for example, to learn a song. And learn some scales, and some chords. Then make a goal to learn your favorite song. Or ten songs. Or to write a song. Just keep raising your expectations and then meeting them. The cycle becomes quite addictive.

Take up a few hobbies to spend your time on, and maintain a healthy social life. You will be a much happier and interesting person for it.


BrotherAP

 

[Lost In Translation]

read a book

gardening

fishing

driving around listening to music

exercise

build something

go for a walk

 

[wavejams007]

The tips above are good ones. What are some hobbies you enjoy or think you might enjoy. Personally, I like woodworking and sculpting( but I am better at woodworking). Tis eats up time reaally fawst and is productive and enjoyable.

 

[BuckwildNYC]

Hit the gym man...... what better way to bag chicks than to get an awesome body.

 

[bbestar]

Read the King James Bible

Listen to Classic Christian Bible on your nearest bbnradio.org station

 

[Rec_rejection_phobic]

Originally posted by Casino
ok so im trying to decrease my internet and tv time.

so what do you all do to fill the void brainless distractions like TV and Internet

-go to the gym
-go clean up the garage (or work on something in the garage.)
-go to the mall and walk around the shops
-go to the hardware store and look around.
-see what your freinds are doing.

i got my tv time down to two hours a day. last week i didn't watch it for 4 days strait.