Comments on: Find Happiness by Turning Off the TV http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html Tools to improve your mind and escape the trap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-193 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:50:20 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-193 @Shawn. Thanks Shawn. I like them all of course since I wrote them. In addition to yours I really like: Work on discovering your life’s purpose Cherishing your pets Read a great book @Shawn. Thanks Shawn. I like them all of course since I wrote them. In addition to yours I really like:

Work on discovering your life’s purpose
Cherishing your pets
Read a great book

]]> By: tom http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-191 tom Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:32:57 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-191 @Shawn talk with your partner? How practical has that been shown to be, i mean look around, 50% divorce rates on top other problems. It should go beyond just talking to your partner, you should be making a stand for something because until you do, people will not respect you and they will step all over you. @Shawn

talk with your partner?
How practical has that been shown to be, i mean look around, 50% divorce rates on top other problems.

It should go beyond just talking to your partner, you should be making a stand for something because until you do, people will not respect you and they will step all over you.

]]> By: Shawn Christenson http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-190 Shawn Christenson Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:23:05 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-190 These 3 are so very good: - Talk with your partner - Read aloud to your children - Tell your friends how important they are to you Great post! These 3 are so very good:
- Talk with your partner
- Read aloud to your children
- Tell your friends how important they are to you

Great post!

]]> By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-177 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:47:52 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-177 You are right about all that Tom. But I hope people will stop watching when you give them lists of things they know would be better. TV is the lazy way out for sure. I was a TVaholic for many years. I put in a deathbed quote to this effect "Lying on my death bed, I probably won’t remember anything or think about anything from tens of thousands of hours I spent watching TV during my life." I hope people will recognize that when their time is nearing its end, that some things they do now will not be what mattered. Looking at it that way, some consider depressing. I consider it motivating because old-age regret sucks. Those tens of thousands of hours would have been much better spent elsewhere. <a href="http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/category/deep-death-bed-thoughts" title="Deep Deathbed Thoughts" rel="nofollow"></a> You are right about all that Tom. But I hope people will stop watching when you give them lists of things they know would be better. TV is the lazy way out for sure. I was a TVaholic for many years. I put in a deathbed quote to this effect

“Lying on my death bed, I probably won’t remember anything or think about anything from tens of thousands of hours I spent watching TV during my life.”

I hope people will recognize that when their time is nearing its end, that some things they do now will not be what mattered. Looking at it that way, some consider depressing. I consider it motivating because old-age regret sucks. Those tens of thousands of hours would have been much better spent elsewhere.

]]> By: tom http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-176 tom Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:28:58 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-176 I personally have stopped watching television and instead watch shows, movies, etc. on the computer. I think it is also important that people understand why tv is good and bad. They won't simply stop watching it because someone tells them. TV gives you filtered information and rides on a lot of fear. Don't get me even started on infomercials, I swear it is like a perfect medium for mind manipulation. Seriously, when was the last time you saw an infomercial and said this product sucked? Didn't you think every product was awesome even though you do not need it? Plus i read studies that say that watching tv you become lazy because that mind goes into a state where it doesn't think on its own. Compared to the internet where you are brainstorming, research (which is the bulk of my time on the computer), you get to actually learn something and stimulate your mind. I personally have stopped watching television and instead watch shows, movies, etc. on the computer.

I think it is also important that people understand why tv is good and bad. They won’t simply stop watching it because someone tells them.
TV gives you filtered information and rides on a lot of fear.
Don’t get me even started on infomercials, I swear it is like a perfect medium for mind manipulation.
Seriously, when was the last time you saw an infomercial and said this product sucked? Didn’t you think every product was awesome even though you do not need it?
Plus i read studies that say that watching tv you become lazy because that mind goes into a state where it doesn’t think on its own.
Compared to the internet where you are brainstorming, research (which is the bulk of my time on the computer), you get to actually learn something and stimulate your mind.

]]> By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-167 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:21:03 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-167 Marj, Yes! TED is great and there is some quality programming available on TV but very few watch it. I read your top 10 daily rituals post and it was super! Keep them coming please. Marj, Yes! TED is great and there is some quality programming available on TV but very few watch it. I read your top 10 daily rituals post and it was super! Keep them coming please.

]]> By: Marj Galangco http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/find-happiness-by-turning-off-the-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-166 Marj Galangco Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:42:30 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=557#comment-166 This is very valuable advice. Thank you for this, you've got some great stuff going on here. I believe TV is actually a great tool for mass education, however it's very sad that it's rarely used for that end. Thank God we have the internet for more useful and inspiring content! Alex Mandossian mentioned the other day that his morning ritual is watching groundbreaking stuff from www.TED.com and I think it's a good substitute for TV if you're really into watching stuff. I also wrote a similar article in my blog: http://www.thewayofmoney.com/top-10-daily-rituals-that-make-you-rich/ This is very valuable advice. Thank you for this, you’ve got some great stuff going on here.
I believe TV is actually a great tool for mass education, however it’s very sad that it’s rarely used for that end. Thank God we have the internet for more useful and inspiring content!
Alex Mandossian mentioned the other day that his morning ritual is watching groundbreaking stuff from http://www.TED.com and I think it’s a good substitute for TV if you’re really into watching stuff.
I also wrote a similar article in my blog: http://www.thewayofmoney.com/top-10-daily-rituals-that-make-you-rich/

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