The TV is like a vessel. It is neutral in itself, and its contents depend on what it was filled with. But if you are not able to control yourself, and watch everything, think about completely abandoning television.
Instruction manual
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First, think about whether you need a complete rejection of television. After all, having abandoned it exactly completely, you can together with the water “throw out the child with water”. Despite the fact that most television shows today do not carry information conducive to mental development, a small percentage of "smart" programs are broadcast today. Take a TV program in advance and mark those in it before the start of the week. Watch only them, and if you cannot be present at home at that moment, write them down and watch evenings.
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Do not view the Internet as a more intelligent replacement for television. If the TV can be compared with a vessel (see above), then the Internet is with a city in which there are both museums and casinos. And which of these to visit depends on you, on your preferences and willpower.
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If you do not have an interesting hobby yet, be sure to get one. Choose it in accordance with your preferences and skills, the main thing is that it involves creativity, creation. This may be, for example, modeling, electronics, art. Having a hobby, spending free time, which is known to be limited for everyone, it is on him that you will be forced to watch less TV, and you will only consider the Internet as a source of information on this hobby - to use the network idly, aimlessly, free you simply don’t have time left.
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Sometimes, “seeing the television from the inside” is much more interesting than staying only a spectator all your life. Sign up for a weekend in extras for any TV show - today it’s easy. This kind of shooting is somewhat tiring, but having visited “on the other side of the screen” of your favorite talk show or television game, you will probably lose some interest in this program, since the process of shooting it will no longer seem mysterious to you. In addition, for participating in the crowd you will receive a small fee.
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The insidiousness of television lies in the fact that it keeps the viewer at home on the couch, thereby causing physical inactivity. Radio in this respect is much better if only because you can listen to it in headphones even while jogging, at least in the gym, at least on a camping trip. Do not consider a handheld TV or a phone with a built-in TV as a replacement for the radio, since during sports you will have to constantly look at the screen, which is very inconvenient. It’s better to set up unlimited Internet in the same phone, which allows you to listen to Internet radio anywhere.
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Do not give in to tips to take the TV out of the house. This step is unlikely to please your home. Better show them a personal positive example: for example, if you yourself refuse to watch TV shows under the pretext that you have an interesting hobby, they will certainly be interested in them and also want to get carried away.
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Learn to analyze the information received from television programs. Do not blindly believe everything that is said on the screen, especially when it comes to advertising information.
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Go on vacation with your whole family to a place where there is no TV. Returning, think: how much have you lost in spite of watching it? Ask the same question to other family members. Try not everything on TV and at home at least a week after returning - suddenly you like it and you want to continue the experiment?
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Take an electronic watch with a stopwatch function that you can start and stop. Calculate how much time you lose per day watching TV. Think about how useful this time could be spent. Or at least do household chores while watching programs, and not sitting on the couch in front of the TV motionless.
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To prevent your children from watching everything on TV, use the special “child lock” function in the device. Protect them from programs that can cause nervous tension, containing scenes of violence and eroticism. But let not only children's programs be among the permitted ones. In no case do not forbid children to watch scientific programs, even if they seem to you abstruse and difficult to understand. Many of them are able to bring the child even more benefits than children.
